Army
Army Ice Maiden On Drag Race Through London
For the last few months a British Army Reservist has been enduring the commute from hell.
LSgt Sophie Montagne, a section commander in the Honourable Artillery Company Army Reserves Regiment, has been daily dragging a tyre back and forth across 14 miles of central London.
The reason for the self-inflicted two hour journey to or from work? Sophie is one of 12 women from the Regular Army and Reserve, training in the hope of becoming a member of the Exercise Ice Maiden team.
The five women selected, following a two week expedition to the Norwegian Arctic Circle, will aim to become the first all-female team to ski coast-to-coast across Antarctica in November 2017.
No team of women, from any nation, has attempted this feat before. It is the ultimate opportunity to show that women have the mental strength and physical endurance to operate in the most hostile environment on earth.
The Ice Maiden team will cover 1,700km using muscle-power alone, dragging a pulk and battling temperatures of -50°C and wind speeds of over 60mph during their three-month journey.
Unsupported, and with only two resupply points along the route, they will carry all the supplies and equipment needed to survive for up to 600km at a time.
To find out more about the Antarctica Ice Maiden expedition visit www.exicemaiden.com or follow the team @exicemaiden.
(Picture courtesy of Patrick Balls Photography)
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