Alicia Hempleman-Adams

Alicia Hempleman-Adams (born 8 November 1989)[1] is 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 in 2020

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.[7]

References
  1. "Irish girl becomes the youngest person at the North Pole all thanks to her dad". joe.ie. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Explorer's Bid to emulate her father". BBC. 25 March 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. "Girl Power: Alicia Hempleman-Adams". cyncity. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. Grice, Elizabeth (28 February 2005). "15-year-old daughter of Hempleman-Adams follows in his footsteps". London: Telegraph Online. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  5. "Explorer daughter's Arctic walk". 14 April 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. "Alicia Hempleman-Adams reaches the altitude of 4604m in a hot air balloon". www.fai.org. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. Moore, Matthew. "Fearless family hit new heights with balloon record". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 March 2021.


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