  km ▁from ▁the ▁Ross ▁Ice ▁Sh elf ▁at ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Ant arct ica ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁P ole . ▁She ▁completed ▁the ▁tre k ▁in ▁ 3 7 ▁days ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁South ▁P ole ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁H ame ister ▁claimed ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁titles ▁including ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁in ▁history ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁woman ▁ever ▁to ▁ski ▁from ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁P ole . ▁ ▁H ame ister ▁drag ged ▁a ▁s led ▁we igh ing ▁around ▁double ▁her ▁body ▁weight ▁from ▁sea ▁level ▁up ▁to ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 0 m ▁in ▁alt itude ▁on ▁the ▁polar ▁plate au , ▁where ▁temper atures ▁sit ▁at ▁around ▁minus ▁ 3 0 ▁degrees . ▁This ▁contained ▁all ▁her ▁food ▁and ▁fuel ▁for ▁the ▁journey . ▁Her ▁days ▁were ▁filled ▁with ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁day light ▁and ▁an ▁inten se ▁sol itude ; ▁no ▁plant ▁or ▁animal ▁life ▁is ▁seen ▁this ▁far ▁south , ▁just ▁snow , ▁ice , ▁rock ▁and ▁sky . ▁ ▁Young ▁Women ▁& ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁ ▁H ame ister ▁is ▁passion ate ▁about ▁sh ifting ▁the ▁focus ▁for ▁young ▁women ▁from ▁how ▁they ▁appear ▁to ▁the ▁possibilities ▁of ▁what ▁they ▁can ▁do ▁and ▁also ▁about ▁raising ▁aw aren ess ▁about ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁climate ▁change ▁on ▁the ▁Earth ' s ▁beautiful ▁and ▁frag ile ▁polar ▁regions . ▁ ▁She ▁delivered ▁a ▁T ED x ▁T alk ▁in ▁August