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Alicia Nicole Hempleman-Adams MBE (born 8 November 1989)[1] holds the record for the youngest person to have reached the North Pole when she was flown there to meet her father at the age of eight.[2] On 13 April 2005 she became the youngest person to traverse Baffin Island, aged 15.[3]
Hempleman-Adams took 10 days to walk and ski 200 miles across Baffin Island in north-east Canada. Hempleman-Adams and her three companions had to battle a wind chill factor of minus 30C, thin ice and open water along the trek.[4][5]
In February 2020 Hempleman-Adams set the World Female Altitude Record in an AX4 Class hot air balloon, at 4628m, and the British Female Duration Record at 1h 46min in the same flight.[6][7]
She attended Prior Park College in Bath, and studied fashion at the University of Creative Arts (University of London) in Epsom. She works in logistics in the fashion industry.[citation needed]
Family
editHempleman-Adams is the daughter of British explorer David Hempleman-Adams.[7]
References
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- ^ "Explorer's Bid to emulate her father". BBC. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Girl Power: Alicia Hempleman-Adams". cyncity. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ Grice, Elizabeth (28 February 2005). "15-year-old daughter of Hempleman-Adams follows in his footsteps". London: Telegraph Online. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "Explorer daughter's Arctic walk". 14 April 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Alicia Hempleman-Adams reaches the altitude of 4604m in a hot air balloon". www.fai.org. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b Moore, Matthew. "Fearless family hit new heights with balloon record". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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