Sharifah Mazlina makes it to top of North Pole
By Manjit Kaurmanjit@thestar.com.my
SVALBARD (Norway): Polar explorer Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir has made it to the “top of the world.”
She reached her destination at 90 degrees North at 2.45pm (8.25pm Malaysian time) in a day of clear sunny skies, according to a report posted on her website last night.
“I am here. Thank you everyone for your prayers and support; this is for all of us Malaysians. Greetings from the North Pole!'' she said in remarks carried on her website www.sharifahpole2pole.com.
It was the culmination of the 42-year-old lecturer's one-and-a-half years of preparation and hard work to reach the top of the North Pole.
True grit: Sharifah Mazlina during one of her treks through the ice before reaching the North Pole yesterday. — Picture taken from her website.Despite enduring bad weather over the last 10 days and having to cross difficult terrain, Sharifah Mazlina surmounted the odds to put the country on the polar map.
Several of her fans posted congratulatory messages on her website.
Sharifah Mazlina, who is the first Asian woman to complete the Pole-to-Pole mission, left for Norway on April 3.
In April 2004, she was the first Asian woman to reach the South Pole.
Earlier reports on her website yesterday stated that good weather and a smooth surface provided her with an easy trek.
“I plan to start early and hope to reach the finishing line during midday so that I can proceed to go back to the Borneo Base camp,” she had said earlier.
“Today’s (yesterday's) journey was full of ice cracks but I managed to pull it through by walking 13km without any drifting and not pressurising both my feet,” she added.
Sharifah Mazlina had been using a Global Positioning System device to record her movement and location, and carried a revolver for safety reasons.
The explorer's achievement also caps a proud moment for Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is the patron of the North Pole Expedition Pole-to-Pole Mission 2006/07.
By Manjit Kaurmanjit@thestar.com.my
SVALBARD (Norway): Polar explorer Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir has made it to the “top of the world.”
She reached her destination at 90 degrees North at 2.45pm (8.25pm Malaysian time) in a day of clear sunny skies, according to a report posted on her website last night.
“I am here. Thank you everyone for your prayers and support; this is for all of us Malaysians. Greetings from the North Pole!'' she said in remarks carried on her website www.sharifahpole2pole.com.
It was the culmination of the 42-year-old lecturer's one-and-a-half years of preparation and hard work to reach the top of the North Pole.
True grit: Sharifah Mazlina during one of her treks through the ice before reaching the North Pole yesterday. — Picture taken from her website.Despite enduring bad weather over the last 10 days and having to cross difficult terrain, Sharifah Mazlina surmounted the odds to put the country on the polar map.
Several of her fans posted congratulatory messages on her website.
Sharifah Mazlina, who is the first Asian woman to complete the Pole-to-Pole mission, left for Norway on April 3.
In April 2004, she was the first Asian woman to reach the South Pole.
Earlier reports on her website yesterday stated that good weather and a smooth surface provided her with an easy trek.
“I plan to start early and hope to reach the finishing line during midday so that I can proceed to go back to the Borneo Base camp,” she had said earlier.
“Today’s (yesterday's) journey was full of ice cracks but I managed to pull it through by walking 13km without any drifting and not pressurising both my feet,” she added.
Sharifah Mazlina had been using a Global Positioning System device to record her movement and location, and carried a revolver for safety reasons.
The explorer's achievement also caps a proud moment for Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is the patron of the North Pole Expedition Pole-to-Pole Mission 2006/07.
www.thestar.com.my (wednesday,april 18th 2007)
it's amazing the sheer willpower some people have to achieve their goals.kudos to Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina (maybe it's the name.hahah) for another amazing accomplishment and for bringing glory to Malaysia.i salute you!
it's amazing the sheer willpower some people have to achieve their goals.kudos to Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina (maybe it's the name.hahah) for another amazing accomplishment and for bringing glory to Malaysia.i salute you!
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oh maz, it definitely is the name. without a doubt. =p
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