Liv Arnesen

Liv Arnesen
Born
Liv Ragnheim Arnesen

(1953-06-01) June 1, 1953 (age 71)
Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Occupations
  • Educator
  • explorer
  • lecturer
Known forFirst female to ski solo and unassisted to the South Pole (1994)
Websitewww.livarnesen.com

Liv Ragnheim Arnesen (born June 1, 1953) is a Norwegian educator, cross-country skier, adventurer, guide, and motivational speaker. Arnesen led the first unsupported women’s crossing of the Greenland Ice Cap in 1992. In 1994, she made international headlines becoming the first woman in the world to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.[1] – a 50-day expedition of 745 miles (1,200 km).

  1. ^ Liv Arnesen, Store norske leksikon, November 9, 2011, retrieved November 9, 2011.