Fastest solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole (female)
Who
Johanna Davidsson
What
38, 23, 5 day(s):hour(s):minute(s)
Where
Antarctica ()
When

Johanna Davidsson (Sweden) skied her way to the geographic South Pole from the Hercules Inlet at the edge of the Antarctic continent in 38 days 23 hours 5 minutes between 15 November and 24 December 2016, without using kites and without resupplies and covering a straight-line distance of 1,130 km (702 miles).

Johanna kited back to Hercules Inlet in 12 days. At the end of her journey, she had covered a total of 2,270 km. The pole is situated at an altitude of 2,834 m (9,301 ft), which means that the entire journey is uphill, and the atmospheric pressure in this part of the world makes it feel more like 3,500 m (11,000 ft).