Stephanie Solomonides Explained

Stephanie Solomonides (b.1982, Nicosia) is an explorer, who is the first person from Cyprus to reach both the North and the South Poles.[1] She became the first Cypriot to reach the South Pole on 29 December 2009 as part of the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition.[2] [3] [4] [5] She, like the seven women who were with her, was chosen from among 800 candidates from the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.

In 2018 she when she reached the North Pole as part of the Women’s Euro Arabian North Pole Expedition, she became the first Cypriot to reach both poles.[6]

Solomonides was educated at The English School (Nicosia) and the University of Durham.[7] Prior to reaching the North Pole, she worked as a Vice President at JP Morgan.[8]

References

  1. Web site: Setting Records and Making an Impact with Stephanie Solomonides . 2022-10-03 . Women's Adventure Expo . en-US.
  2. Web site: Norman . Alix . On top of the world Cyprus Mail . 2022-10-03 . Cyprus Mail . en-GB.
  3. Book: Aston, Felicity . Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole: Eight Women, One Unique Expedition . 2011-03-07 . Summersdale Publishers Limited . 978-1-84839-463-6 . en.
  4. Web site: STEFANI SOLOMONIDES - She conquered the Antarctic with a pair of snowshoes . 2022-10-03 . www.ellines.com.
  5. Web site: 2010-01-02 . First Cypriot to reach the South Pole - Cyprus Mail . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102013917/http://cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/first-cypriot-reach-south-pole/20100101 . 2010-01-02 . 2022-10-03 .
  6. Web site: 2018 . Newswire June 2018 . 2022-10-03 . www.dunelm.org.uk.
  7. Web site: 2016-03-03 . Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191207/http://www.kasperskycommonwealthexpedition.com/the-team/stephanie-solomonides.cfm . 2016-03-03 . 2022-10-03 .
  8. Web site: Solutions . BDigital Web . Female skier is first Cypriot to reach North Pole . 2022-10-03 . knews.com.cy.

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