Alicia Hempleman-Adams
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Alicia Hempleman Adams is the daughter of British explorer David Hempleman-Adams
. She holds the record for the youngest person to have reached the North Pole
when she was flown there to meet her father at the age of eight. On 13 April 2009 she became the youngest person to treck to the North Pole, aged 15, with her father and three others.
Alicia Hempleman-Adams took 10 days to walk and ski 200 miles across Baffin Island
in north-east Canada. Alicia and her three companions had to battle a wind chill factor of minus 30C, thin ice and open water along the trek. But this will not necessarily mean the start of a career in exploration, she said. "I want to try other things first."
Alicia went on to attend Prior Park College
in Bath. She is currently studying fashion at the University of Creative Arts in Epsom and is an avid polo player.
David Hempleman-Adams
David Kim Hempleman-Adams, LVO, OBE, CStJ, DL is a British adventurer.He is the first person in history to reach the Geographic and Magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents; the Adventurers' Grand Slam...
. She holds the record for the youngest person to have reached the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
when she was flown there to meet her father at the age of eight. On 13 April 2009 she became the youngest person to treck to the North Pole, aged 15, with her father and three others.
Alicia Hempleman-Adams took 10 days to walk and ski 200 miles across Baffin Island
Baffin Island
Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000...
in north-east Canada. Alicia and her three companions had to battle a wind chill factor of minus 30C, thin ice and open water along the trek. But this will not necessarily mean the start of a career in exploration, she said. "I want to try other things first."
Alicia went on to attend Prior Park College
Prior Park College
Prior Park College is a Roman Catholic co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils.It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Bath, in Somerset, in south-west England...
in Bath. She is currently studying fashion at the University of Creative Arts in Epsom and is an avid polo player.