Youngest person to ski to the South Pole (male)

The youngest person to ski to the South Pole is Lewis Clarke (UK, b. 18 November 1997), who was 16 years 61 days old when he reached the Geographic South Pole on 18 January 2014, having skied 1,123.61 km (698.18 mi; 606.7 nautical mi) from Hercules Inlet on the Ronne Ice Shelf as part of a two-person expedition.

The expedition team members, Lewis and his guide Carl Alvey of ANI (Adventure Network International), were dropped at Hercules Inlet on 1 December 2013 and started skiing the following day. The expedition received three food and medical re-supplies and was equipped with satellite telephones, providing updates on progress to the ANI base at Union Glacier.

On their arrival at the South Pole at 14:30 Union Glacier/Chile time (UTC-3) on 18 January 2014, Lewis and Carl were met by British explorer Hannah McKeand – who has completed the most ski expeditions to the South Pole (six) – and flown back to Hercules Inlet.