Rosie Stancer is the embodiment of the idea that with self-belief, motivation and application, anyone can push themselves beyond their perceived limitations and achieve the extraordinary.
Bid by first woman to trek to North Pole called off – just 89 miles from top of the world (Daily Mail, UK)
May 30th, 2007An adventurer’s bid to become the first woman to trek solo to the North Pole has been called off – with just 89 miles to go.
Rosie Stancer, from south-west London, was forced to scrap her record-breaking attempt due to some of the worst Arctic weather experts have ever seen.
The expedition was due to take around 60 days – but 47-year-old Mrs Stancer was picked up after enduring 84 days on the shifting, cracking Arctic ice cap.
Mrs Stancer, just 5ft 3 ins tall, from Barnes, had battled 326 miles before calling it a day.
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