record weather conditions and had to self-amputate two of her frostbitten toes. At the final resupply with 89 nautical miles left, she made the difficult decision to stop the expedition because her pilots would not be able to pick her up at the North Pole. Having traveled 426 nautical miles in 84 days, Stancer was still able to set the world record for furthest solo female expedition to the north. This attempt might be a “World Last”. The Long Haul Expedition 2019 In 2019, Stancer joined Mike Laird on concurrent solo expeditions across Siberia’s Lake Baikal, the world’s largest, deepest, oldest freshwater lake. Pulling sledges and without resupply, they traveled solo across the ice using spikes and skis. They traveled in opposite directions, with Stancer starting from the south and Laird from the north. Their routes reached the most westerly, southerly, easterly, and northerly points of the lake, which had never been done before in one expedition. Completing over 700 km in 21 days, Stancer set the record. Charities Stancer is an honorary board member for the charity Special Olympics GB, which seeks to provide sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-style events for people with learning disabilities. Awards Stancer was awarded an honorary fellowship from the Polar exploration society. She also received the Mirror award for bravery from the Royal Geographical Society and holds an honorary degree from the University of Essex and is Honorary Vice-president of the Scientific Exploration Society. References Other links 1960 births Living people British explorers Explorers of Antarctica Explorers of the Arctic Female polar explorers People educated at Heathfield School, Ascot Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society