▁" As ▁a ▁parent , ▁you ▁have ▁a ▁choice ▁on ▁how ▁you ▁support ▁your ▁k ids ; ▁you ▁could ▁give ▁her ▁a ▁house ▁depos it ▁or ▁a ▁car ▁but ▁this ▁has ▁given ▁her ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁wings ." ▁" We ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁privile ged ▁position ▁where ▁the ▁messages ▁she ' s ▁trying ▁to ▁achieve ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁comprom ised ▁by ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁spons or ." ▁ ▁North ▁P ole ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H ame ister ▁( then ▁aged ▁ 1 4 ) ▁travel led ▁ 1 5 0   km ▁from ▁ 8 8 ▁degrees ▁ 4 0 ▁over ▁the ▁dr ifting ▁polar ▁sea ▁ice ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁( male ▁or ▁female ) ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁ski ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁from ▁anywhere ▁outside ▁ 8 9 ▁degrees . ▁ ▁Each ▁day , ▁H ame ister ▁sk ied ▁with ▁her ▁ 5 0   kg ▁s led ▁for ▁ 8 – 1 0 ▁hours ▁navig ating ▁around ▁open ▁' le ads ' ▁of ▁water ▁or ▁clim bing ▁over ▁' press ure ▁rid ges ' ▁in ▁the ▁ice , ▁the ▁travel ▁was ▁complicated ▁and ▁the ▁days ▁were ▁physical ▁and ▁ar du ous . ▁After ▁establish ing ▁camp ▁each ▁night , ▁the ▁expedition ▁found , ▁on ▁w aking ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁dr ift ed ▁off ▁course ▁on ▁a ▁strong ▁e aster ly ▁ocean ▁current ▁(' negative ▁dr ift ').