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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2025 · 1H 20M

#1 - Skiing to the South Pole with Sunniva Sorby

from The Wake and Wander Podcast · host Will McGough

Sunniva Sorby is an expeditioner, historian, guide, citizen scientist, speaker, and the "Godmother" of the HX Nansen, an expedition-style vessel exploring the Arctic regions. She is best known as a member of the first women's team to ski to the South Pole in 1993. She joins the podcast to discuss this harrowing, near 700-mile journey as well as her thoughts on tourism to the polar regions. Recording location: Antarctica. Read more about Sunniva:The Arctic explorers locked down in a tiny hut in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago | CNNAbout — Sunniva SorbyHome - Hearts In The Ice"Whole Wide World" soundtrack by Boy Pierce (@boypiercemusic)

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