Alicia Hempleman-Adams
Alicia Hempleman-Adams (born 8 November 1989)[1] 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.[2] On 13 April 2005 she became the youngest person to traverse Baffin Island, aged 15, with her father and three others.[3]
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.[4] But this will not necessarily mean the start of a career in exploration, she said. "I want to try other things first."
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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.
References
- ↑ "Irish girl becomes the youngest person at the North Pole all thanks to her dad". joe.ie. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "Explorer's Bid to emulate her father". BBC. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ↑ "Girl Power: Alicia Hempleman-Adams". cyncity. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ↑ Grice, Elizabeth (28 February 2005). "15-year-old daughter of Hempleman-Adams follows in his footsteps". London: Telegraph Online. Retrieved 2 November 2010.