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SPARK Talk – Alone in Antarctica – Lessons for our future?
Felicity Aston talks about her experience skiing 1744km across Antarctica alone and reflects on ways in which the Antarctic Treaty could be used as a template for the future.
Felicity Aston is a sustainability advocate, author, and former Antarctic scientist. She spent three years working in the Antarctic monitoring climate and ozone. Felicity has lead numerous expeditions in some of the most remote places in the world, including becoming the first woman to cross the Antarctic landmass alone. In 2012 Felicity was presented with the Ginny Fiennes Award by the Transglobe Expedition Trust and in 2014 she was given the Women of Discovery Courage Award by WINGS WorldQuest.
In 2012 Outside Magazine named her as one of the Adventurers of the Year. Felicity is the author of three books, all centered around journeys in the poles, but also work as a platform for conservation and sustainability initiatives. Currently, Felicity is preparing to lead an all female EuroArabian North Pole Expedition set to depart in April 2018.