Fiona Thornevill

Polar Adventurer and Sports Personality Fiona Thornewill MBE was a media sensation around the world in January 2004 when she became the fastest solo polar walker in the world. The lady dubbed by the press as Ice Queen & bravely trekked across 700 miles of dangerous Antarctic wasteland in subzero temperatures pulling a 285 lb (130 kg) sledge to the South Pole in a record 42 days. Fiona and Mike Thornewill were the first married couple to reach both the North and the South Poles.

Language spoken : English

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