Sophia Pang

[1] Before Pang left on her Antarctic expedition, she used to teach classes as a freelance fitness instructor.

[2] In August 2008, she found an online application for women to represent their country in Antarctica and she decided to apply.

[3] She joined a team, that was later funded by Kaspersky Lab, called the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition, and which included women from New Zealand, Jamaica, India, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Ghana and Brunei.

[4][5] Pang was the person who secured the Kaspersky sponsorship for the team by contacting their Singapore distributor.

[6][1] Pang and her team reached the South Pole at around 10 am, Singapore Time, on 30 December 2009.