Elham Al-Qasimi of Dubai may become the first Arab woman to set foot on North Pole. She is going in an expedition to the North Pole on a two week long voyage starting from Borneo, a Russian ice station that floats between 88 and 89 degrees latitude. She will set off on cross-country skis pulling pulks [small toboggans] of equipment weighing up to 40kg. The trek is unassisted and unsupported, meaning she will have to carry all the required supplies for the entire expedition with no motorised equipment to propel forward. The expedition team will typically ski for an average of eight hours a day, with a 10-minute break every two hours to snack, cooking Their own meals, pitching tents. The risks of the expedition include thin ice, open water, polar bears, frostbite, hypothermia and injury.
HIGH UP THE POLE
HIGH UP THE POLE
