B.I.G. Expedition
The first woman to ski solo across Antarctica, Felicity Aston has dedicated her life to polar exploration and preservation. With support from the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, her latest Arctic expedition has been a challenge that has borne unexpected fruit.
In 2000, fresh out of university, a young Felicity Aston travelled to Antarctica to work with the British Antarctic Survey as a meteorologist. She stayed there for the next two-and-a-half years recording data about the region’s climate and found herself falling in love with the “wonderful perfection” of the landscape. A few months into the post, she was sent on her first solo expedition off-base and found herself awestruck by the immensity of the untouched scene. She resolved to understand and protect Earth’s polar regions.