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First crossing of the Antarctic landmass (female)

First crossing of the Antarctic landmass (female)
Who
Liv Arnesen, Ann Bancroft
What
First
Where
Antarctica
When
11 February 2001

The first crossing of the Antarctic landmass by female explorers was achieved by Liv Arnesen (Norway) and Ann Bancroft (USA), between 13 November 2000 and 11 February 2001. They set out from the "Blue One" runway in Queen Maud Land and used snowkites and skis to travel to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf, via the South Pole (reached on 16 January 2001).

Arnesen and Bancroft (both former schoolteachers) became the first women in history to sail and ski across Antarctica’s landmass completing a 94-day, 2,747-km (1,707-mi) trek.

The expedition was unsupported, so the duo each pulled a sled weighing 113 kg (250 lb) with supplies for the entirety of the journey.

This record was confirmed by the Polar Expeditions Classification Scheme (PECS).