▁Tem per atures ▁were ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁− 4 0 C ▁and ▁H ame ister ▁faced ▁other ▁ris ks ▁such ▁as ▁falling ▁through ▁thin ▁ice ▁into ▁the ▁free zing ▁Ar ctic ▁waters ▁and ▁polar ▁be ars . ▁ ▁H ame ister ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Australian ▁Geographic ▁Society ' s ▁Young ▁Advent urer ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁after ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁North ▁P ole ▁expedition . ▁ ▁H ame ister ' s ▁North ▁P ole ▁expedition ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁a ▁National ▁Geographic ▁document ary ▁On ▁Th in ▁Ice : ▁J ade ’ s ▁Pol ar ▁Dream ▁which ▁a ired ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Green land ▁Ice cap ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁expedition ▁saw ▁H ame ister ▁complete ▁the ▁ 5 5 0   km ▁traverse ▁the ▁Green land ▁ice - cap ▁depart ing ▁from ▁K anger luss ua q ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁and ▁finishing ▁at ▁Is ort o q ▁H ut ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Sp ending ▁roughly ▁ 9 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁on ▁the ▁ice ▁covering ▁approximately ▁ 2 5   km ▁a ▁day , ▁H ame ister ▁pushed ▁herself ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁expedition ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁days , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁young est ▁woman ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁cross ▁Green land ▁Ice ▁caps . ▁ ▁Progress ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁days ▁was ▁slow , ▁as ▁H ame ister ▁had ▁to ▁work ▁her ▁way ▁up ▁through ▁the ▁West ▁coast ▁ice fall ▁in ▁cr amp ons . ▁The