Antarctic Fire Angels

CHILDREN at the Notre Dame School in Gibraltar were delighted to take part in a virtual presentation by a special group of female fire fighters, the Antarctic Fire Angels on Tuesday June 27.

This all female group is planning to ski 1,130 kilometres from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole in November 2023.

They are undertaking this challenge both unassisted and unsupported pulling 85+ kg pulks (basically supply sleds) in temperatures as low as50c with possible wind speeds of over 60mph in approxi­

Anna Ellis mately 45 days. Apart from the fact that this is a genuinely difficult and potentially dangerous adventure, the three women firefighters involved,

Georgina Gilbert, Rebecca Openshaw­Rowe, and Rebecca Hinchley are determined to challenge gender stereotypes and to be visible role models