Cycling to the South Pole

On the 27th December 2013, Maria Leijerstam became the first person in the world to cycle from the edge of the Antarctic continent to the South Pole. She also set the new World Record for the fastest human powered coast to pole traverse, completing her journey in 10 days, 14hrs and 56 minutes.

Maria, who is from Wales, cycled every day for 10 to 17 hours without a rest day. She reached 2941m when crossing the Trans-Antarctic Mountain range on the Leverett Glacier.

The Polar Cycle she used was specially designed and is the only one in the world.

To learn more about the White Ice Cycle expedition, visit http://www.whiteicecycle.com.