WOMEN ON THE ICE
Today we met Anne Dal Vera
--- member of the 1993 Women's Expedition to the South Pole
The triumphs and hardships of the four members of the American Women's Expedition (AWE) spring to life in this very personal account of their attempt to become the first all-female team to cross Antarctica on skis and to reach the South Pole on foot.
Although the women made history by reaching the Pole, illness and injury prevented them from completing a traverse of the continent. Throughout their journey, the women maintained radio contact with the expedition director in Chile, who relayed information back to the U.S. and Canada where thousands of school children followed the team's progress.
An American Womens Antarctic Expedition (AWE) arrived at the South Pole on skis in January 1993, covering 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) in 67 days.
Read their story:
Currently, Anne resides in Durango, Colorado. She is working with USAP in support of the LBD project (Long-Duration Ballooning). You can read more about the project at: http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2000/C/200002944.html)
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