2007 in honour of Irish Polar Explorers such as Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. Clare O'Leary becomes the first Irish female to reach the South Pole. 2007–2008 – Norwegian-U.S. Scientific Traverse of East Antarctica. 2007–2008 – British Army Antarctic Expedition 2007–2008 2007–2008 – Verden Vakreste Skitur. Randi Skaug, Kristin Moe-Krohn and Anne-Mette Nørregaard skied unsupported from Patriot Hills across The Sentinel range to Vinson Massif to climb Mount Vinson 2008 – Todd Carmichael sets coast-to-pole solo/unsupported record of 39 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes 2008 – First Venezuelan Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. 2008–2009 – The Antarctica Challenge – Canada-US International Polar Year documentary film production expedition led by Mark Terry. 2008–2009 – Impossible 2 Possible (i2P) unsupported South Pole quest by Ray Zahab, Kevin Vallely and Richard Weber. 2009 – Azerbaijan Scientific Expedition 2009 – Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition, largest and most international group of women to ski to South Pole. 2009 – Second Venezuelan Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. 2009–2010 – Unsupported/Unassisted Antarctica Ski Traverse from Berkner Island to South Pole to Ross Sea by Cecilie Skog and Ryan Waters. 2010 – Moon Regan Transantarctic Crossing, first wheeled transantarctic crossing and first bio-fuelled vehicle to travel to the South Pole. 2010 – Third Venezuelan Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. 2011 – Fourth Venezuelan Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. 2011–2012 – From Novolazarevskaya to Pole of Inaccessibility to South Pole to Hercules inlet by Sebastian Copeland and Eric McNair Landry by kites and skis. 2011–2012 – Scott Amundsen Centenary Race – Henry Worsley and Louis Rudd ski unsupported along the original route of Amundsen from the Bay of Whales up the Axel Heiberg to the SP racing against Mark Langridge, Vic Vicary and Kev Johnson completing Capt Scott's original route. 2011–2012 – British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 2011–2012 – Expedition by Ramon Hernando de Larramendi, by Inuit WindSled. 2012 – Felicity Aston becomes the first person to ski alone across Antarctica using only personal muscle power, as well as the first woman to cross Antarctica alone. Her journey began on 25 November 2011, at the Leverett Glacier, and continued for 59 days and a distance of . 2012 – Fifth Venezuelan Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. 2012–2013 – Aaron Linsdau becomes the second American to ski solo from the Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. His original plan was to make a round trip but through a series of problems, like all other