Life Raft - Alone in Antarctica: The First Woman to Ski Solo Across the Southern Ice - page 105

@felicity_aston Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole
100 years ago today. Sadly, I'm still a degree and a half away.
@felicity_aston Brushing the ice out of the fur ruff that
trims the hood of my jacket. It's like grooming a dog.
@felicity_aston Cold day. I was frozen into my jacket all day
because my breath had turned to ice all over the zip at my chin!
I can't remember the first time I heard about Scott of the
Antarctic. It seems like he has always been there, lodged in
my childhood consciousness alongside the folklore heroes of
Robin Hood and King Arthur. The story of Scott's long trek
to the South Pole to find that the Norwegians had beaten
him to it, followed by the tragic death of his party just miles
from safety on the desperate return journey, contains so many