Johanna Davidsson

Johanna Davidsson (born 11 December 1983) is a Swedish nurse and adventurer.[1] She is the Guinness World Record holder for skiing solo, unsupported from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole.[2]

She is a nurse at Tromsø Legevakt medical center and an accomplished adventurer.

She started her world record journey on 15 November 2016 and skied for seven hours a day for 38 days, ending on 24 December 2016.[3] The journey took her 38 days, 23 hours and five minutes to get to the South Pole and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.[4] She beat the previous record by nine hours.[2]

In 2016 she received the Swedish Award for Female Adventurer of the Year[5] and in 2017 she received The Shackleton Award for her trip to the South Pole.[6]

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  3. ^ "Fastest solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  4. ^ Daley, Jason. "Swedish Woman Smashes Record for Skiing Solo to the South Pole". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  5. ^ "Vinnare av Årets Äventyrare". Årets Äventyrare. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  6. ^ "The Shackleton Award 2017 was awarded Johanna Davidsson". Explorersweb. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-17.