{"id":2553,"date":"2025-01-09T13:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?p=2553"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:33:40","slug":"british-stroke-survivor-becomes-first-person-with-disability-to-ski-solo-to-south-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/british-stroke-survivor-becomes-first-person-with-disability-to-ski-solo-to-south-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"British stroke survivor becomes first person with disability to ski solo to South Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2553\" class=\"elementor elementor-2553\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c19564b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c19564b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff2c945 e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ff2c945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5f432a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5f432a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">British stroke survivor becomes first person with disability to ski solo to South Pole<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c6e0d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"20c6e0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 9 January 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d10a42f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d10a42f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c27565 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52c27565\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669f81f2 link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"669f81f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jonny Huntington, from Devon, England, has made history as the first person with disability to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Huntington, 37, completed the 911km journey across Antarctica in 45 days, 14 hours and 15 minutes, overcoming physical challenges from limited mobility on his left side due to a stroke he suffered in 2014.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Having set off from Fuchs-Messner on the edge of the Antarctic landmass on 21 November 2024, Jonny arrived at the South Pole on 6 January 2025. His achievement places him among just 52 people who have successfully completed an unsupported solo expedition to the South Pole.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI\u2019m exhausted but so proud to make it to the pole and complete an expedition that many thought impossible,\u201d Huntington said from the South Pole.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt has pushed me to my limits \u2013 both mentally and physically \u2013 but there was no way I was going to give up. I just needed to keep putting one foot in front of the other.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Huntington\u2019s journey was fraught with extreme challenges. Skiing for an average of 11 hours a day, he hauled a 90kg sled containing all his food and survival equipment through temperatures as low as -40C, with unrelenting 24-hour sunlight, and treacherous terrain, including soft snow and massive ice formations known as sastrugi.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis year has been particularly tough for expeditions in Antarctica,\u201d he said, noting that other attempts were abandoned due to harsh conditions. \u201cThere were days when I had to stop earlier than planned because of dangerous conditions or sheer exhaustion. By the end, I had just 24 hours of rations left.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Huntington\u2019s achievement is even more remarkable given his physical limitations. A stroke at the age of 28 left him with paralysis on his left side. Years of rehabilitation helped him regain some mobility, but he lives with significant brain injury that affects his strength and coordination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis was a massive undertaking for an able-bodied person,\u201d Huntington said. \u201cAdd my restricted movements and neuro fatigue from brain injury, and it took the challenge to a whole new level<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMy disability means I have little control in my left ankle, meaning that my leg kind of freely rotates. 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