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You snooze, you lose - in polar exploration & in life | Vilborg Arna Gissurardottir | TEDxBratislava

2,822 views · Published 22 September 2014 · 24:47 · Indexed 19 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Vilborg speaks about her journey to South pole and what it meant for her life.

Vilborg says that she is fortunate to be born and raised in Iceland, surrounded with mountains and glaciers. She has over ten years’ experience in mountaineering. Hard winter conditions and ever-changing weather in Iceland have proven to be a good preparation for her future endeavours. In 2012, Vilborg crossed the Greenland glacier and on 17 January 2013, exactly 101 years after Robert Scott and his team conquered the South Pole in 1912, Vilborg became the first Icelandic person to ski solo from the coast of Antartica to the South Pole – traveling over 1140 km to reach the South Pole. As a professional she works in tourism sector and she has been involved in a number of projects within the industry.

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