Jade Hameister
Polar Explorer
Jade is the (all expeditions unsupported and unassisted):
- Youngest person to ski to the North Pole from anywhere outside the last degree (age 14).
- Youngest woman to complete the Greenland crossing (age 15).
- Youngest person to ski from the coast of Antarctica to South Pole (age 16).
- First Australian woman in history to ski coast to South Pole.
- First woman to set a new route to the South Pole.
- Youngest to ski to both Poles and to complete the Polar Hat-Trick.
She has:
- Been the subject of two National Geographic Channel documentaries
- Written a book on her journeys, seeking to also educate young people on climate change (Macmillan)
- Twice been the Australian Geographic Society Young Adventurer of the Year (2016 and 18).
- Delivered a TEDx Talk (aged 15).
Jade is currently 20, lives in Melbourne, and is in her third year of a Bachelor of Commerce and Global Studies degree.
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