Teen Skier Completes Gruelling ‘Polar Hat Trick,’ Breaking World Record
National Geographic
“37 days. 373 miles. One 220-pound sled.”
Photograph by Herbert G. Ponting
“The worst I have seen on a polar expedition.” — Eric Phillips
Photograph by Frank Hurley
“Persistence, resilience, and utter determination.”
Photograph by H. Lee Wells
“The youngest person in history to complete the Polar Hat Trick.”
Photograph by Robert Peary
North Pole. Greenland. South Pole.
“Conditions that could have thwarted the trip.”
— Eric Phillips
Photograph by Herbert G. Ponting