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Felicity Aston


 Felicity Aston
Felicity Aston is the first and only woman in the world to ski across Antarctica alone. The 1744km, 59-day journey completed in January 2012 also made her the first person in the world to do so purely by muscle power without the aid of kites or machines.

In 2009 she led the 38-day, 911km Kaspersky Lab Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition, the largest and most international women's team ever to ski to the South Pole. The team included women from Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Singapore, New Zealand. Felicity was responsible for selecting and training this diverse, multicultural team of 'ordinary' women for one of the most arduous journeys on Earth.
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Felicity's book about the expedition, 'Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole' was published in March 2011 and was a finalist in the Banff Mountain Book Competition.

Previously, Felicity has led several other notable expeditions including the first British women's crossing of Greenland, a 700km winter crossing of Lake Baikal in a Siberian winter and an adventurous expedition in Iceland for young people with a brain injury. She was also part of the first, ever, all-female team to complete the Polar Challenge, a 500km endurance race to the magnetic north pole.

Trained as a Physicist and Meteorologist, Felicity's first polar experience was as a scientist with the British Antarctic Survey. Based for three years on a remote research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, her job was to monitor climate and ozone.

Testimonials:
"Your messages truly resonated with our audience and their level of engagement was clearly illustrated by the number of questions asked."
Goldman Sachs

"...a persuasive example of how determination, planning and sheer hard work can lead to the achievement of a common goal. We were left in awe."
Price Waterhouse Coopers

"..what she delivered met my expectations 100%"
Boehringer Ingelheim

Previous clients include :
BSkyB, Royal Bank of Scotland, Capital One, Accenture, Hachette UK, ASDA



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