The support player for Hjertaker stated this in a press release last night. Manager André Fjærestrand Bratli writes that she reached the pole just before 03.30 Norwegian time on the night of Sunday. She is thus the youngest woman in the world to have made the trip alone. Exhausted and hungry – Hedvig is exhausted, hungry and has some frostbite, but is fine and according to the conditions is in good condition, he writes. He says that last night at 03.19 a text message came in from her: “Hello! Forward! As far as it went. now”. It has been 49 days since the start on 27 November. Before she really got started, she had a round of pneumonia and a course of antibiotics. Hedvig Hjertaker’s sledge weighs over 100 kilos. Here she trains with a double sled. Photo: Private The heaviest kilometers In the message that Hjertaker sends from the South Pole, she writes this: – I don’t quite know what to say. I’m just completely empty. I’ve been on the road for so long. It will be incredibly strange that it is now over and that I can relax. Finally! She says that it was an unbelievably tough finish, and that the last kilometers were by far the heaviest of the whole trip. I have given everything at the end, both physically and mentally, she writes, before concluding with: – Have it from the South Pole! 100 kilo sledge + She has dragged a sledge over 100 kilos with her. There have been difficult conditions on the trip, which Bratli describes as “extremely demanding”. – Especially when she walks completely alone. Safe, sensible and good choices must be made. It became more and more challenging the further into the journey she has come. He said that it was dramatic last weekend when the solar panel stopped working. Then she could have lost contact with the base and the security team. But after three days, a new solar panel was flown out so that essential equipment such as GPS and satellite phone still worked. On average, Hjertaker has had six hours of sleep each night in the tent. Photo: Private 40 minus degrees and a strong headwind The ski trip to the pole is around 1130 kilometres. The temperature has dropped to minus 40 degrees. On average, Hjertaker has been skiing 12 hours a day, and she has had six hours of sleep. The rest of the time she has spent on packing, food and rest breaks. In the last two weeks, there have been longer sessions on skis and less sleep. The conditions of the last 10 to 12 days have been extremely tough, and characterized by difficult roads, says Bratli. There have been strong headwinds and sastrugi. Sastrugi are groove-shaped elevations that can be 30 centimeters high and lie parallel to the direction of the wind. They are difficult to get over, and the risk of breaking the ski increases. – Now we are just happy to have Hedvig safely across the finish line together with the world record she came here for. The world’s youngest woman to have gone solo to the South Pole, he writes. He states that Hjertaker will not be available until two weeks from now. It takes seven to ten days before she has returned from Antarctica. Hedvig Hjertaker expects to be home again in two weeks. Photo: Private
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