21-year-old Norwegian woman becomes youngest person to reach South Pole on skis, her team says A 21-year-old Norwegian woman has become the youngest person to reach the South Pole on skis, solo and without assistance, her team told AFP on Tuesday.
Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.
Kylleso, born on May 9, 2003, covered the 702 miles in just under 54 days.
"It's a page written in polar history," her mentor, Norwegian adventurer Lars Ebbesen, told AFP.
