British skier sets record for solo Antarctic trek

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — British adventurer Felicity Aston has crossed Antarctica, becoming the first woman to cross the icy continent alone.

Aston also set another record: the first human to ski across Antarctica using only her own muscle power.

She did it in 59 days, pulling two sledges for more than 1,084 miles (1,744 kilometers) from her starting point on the Leverett Glacier.

Now she’s tweeting that she has made it to Hercules Inlet on the Ronne Ice Shelf, completing her journey. She’s still alone in a tent, waiting in bad weather for a small plane to pick her up and take her to a base camp.