Anja Blacha

[1] In 2020, she set a world record as the first woman to ski solo and unsupported from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole.

[2] This journey also makes her the youngest person ever to reach the South Pole solo and unsupported from a coastal starting point.

[18][2] Besides being the first woman to achieve this, she is also still the youngest person to ski solo unsupported to the South Pole from a coastal starting point.

Amongst these are polar explorers Børge Ousland, Ben Saunders, and Henry Worsley who died shortly after being evacuated on a later part of his expedition.

[20] INTERSPORT has supported this expedition, and together they launched the campaign “Not bad for a girl” to inspire and encourage people to look beyond stereotypes.