Alicia Hempleman-Adams Explained

Alicia Nicole Hempleman-Adams (born 8 November 1989)^[1] holds the record for the youngest person to have reached the North Pole when she was flown there to meet her father at the age of eight.^[2] On 13 April 2005 she became the youngest person to traverse Baffin Island, aged 15.^[3]

Hempleman-Adams took 10 days to walk and ski 200 miles across Baffin Island in north-east Canada. Hempleman-Adams and her three companions had to battle a wind chill factor of minus 30C, thin ice and open water along the trek.^{[4] [5]}

In February 2020 Hempleman-Adams set the World Female Altitude Record in an AX4 Class hot air balloon, at 4628m, and the British Female Duration Record at 1h 46min in the same flight.^{[6] [7]}

She attended Prior Park College in Bath, and studied fashion at the University of Creative Arts (University of London) in Epsom. She works in logistics in the fashion industry.

Family

Hempleman-Adams is the daughter of British explorer David Hempleman-Adams.

Notes and References

1. Web site: joe.ie. Irish girl becomes the youngest person at the North Pole all thanks to her dad . 19 January 2014. 2012-01-04.
2. News: Explorer's Bid to emulate her father. BBC. 2 November 2010. 25 March 2005.
3. Web site: Girl Power: Alicia Hempleman-Adams. cyncity. 2 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110225002545/http://cyncity.typepad.com/cyn_city/2005/04/girl_power_alic.html. 25 February 2011.
4. News: Grice. Elizabeth. 15-year-old daughter of Hempleman-Adams follows in his footsteps. Telegraph Online. 2 November 2010. London. 28 February 2005.
5. News: 2005-04-14. Explorer daughter's Arctic walk. en-GB. 2021-03-04.
6. Web site: 2020-02-14. Alicia Hempleman-Adams reaches the altitude of 4604m in a hot air balloon. 2021-03-04. www.fai.org. en.
7. News: Moore. Matthew. Fearless family hit new heights with balloon record. en. 2021-03-04. 0140-0460.