Liv Arnesen
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Liv Ragnheim Arnesen (born June 1, 1953 in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian cross-country skier, adventurer, guide, and motivational speaker. In 1994, she became the first woman to ski alone and unassisted to the South pole. The 1200km trek took fifty days. She currently co-owns an exploration company, Bancroft Arnesen Explore, with Ann Bancroft.
In March 2007 the 530-mile expedition, designed to show how global warmning is heating the Arctic, had to be called off after Arnesen suffered frostbite when temperatures were as low as 100 degrees below zero. [1]
Arnesen's business partner, Ann Bancroft, is a lesbian, but Arnesen is straight.[3]
[edit] References
- "Liv Arnesen Biography", www.yourexpedition.com [4]
- No Horizon is so Far: An Extraordinary Journey across Antarctica. Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen. Da Capo Press. 2003. ISBN 0-7382-0794-2
