Previous Expeditions
2003/2004
Snickers South Pole Solo
Royal Patron HRH The Prince of Wales
In aid of Special Olympics GB
Rosie skied solo and without resupply to the South Pole. Hauling a sledge more than twice her body weight for over 1000 km, Rosie reached the Pole in 43 days 23 hours, smashing all previous years’ speed records by 7 days. Most expeditions take 60 days. During the expedition Rosie gathered both meteorological and physiological data.
1999/2000
M&G ISA South Pole Expedition
Royal Patron HRH The Prince of Wales In aid of Special Olympics GB
Rosie and four other women became the first British women to walk unguided to the South Pole. Together, they planned, researched and trained for the expedition. Meteorological data was gathered on route and submitted to the Omega Foundation. This was the team’s second first for Great Britain.
1996/1997
McVities All Women’s Penguin Polar Relay In aid of St John’s Ambulance
The first step in her polar career, Rosie joined 19 other women in an audacious challenge to ski to the North Pole. Together with 2 female guides, they relayed across the Arctic ocean. Determination, resourcefulness and teamwork saw them overcome the arctic hazards and their polar inexperience to become the first all-female team to reach the North Pole. It was a first for Great Britain.
“Being macho in this business can kill you. Sensitivity, care, humility, respect and sacrifice are
the important qualities.”
– Robert Swan, British polar explorer
and environmentalist
