Stephanie Solomonides (b.1982, Nicosia) is an explorer, who is the first person from Cyprus to reach both the North and the South Poles.[1] She became the first Cypriot to reach the South Pole on 29 December 2009 as part of the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition.[2][3][1][4][5] She, like the seven women who were with her, was chosen from among 800 candidates from the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.[2]

In 2018 she when she reached the North Pole as part of the Women’s Euro Arabian North Pole Expedition, she became the first Cypriot to reach both poles.[6][1][2]

Solomonides was educated at The English School (Nicosia) and the University of Durham.[7] Prior to reaching the North Pole, she worked as a Vice President at JP Morgan.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Setting Records and Making an Impact with Stephanie Solomonides". Women's Adventure Expo. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ^ a b c Norman, Alix. "On top of the world | Cyprus Mail". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  3. ^ Aston, Felicity (2011-03-07). Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole: Eight Women, One Unique Expedition. Summersdale Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-1-84839-463-6.
  4. ^ "STEFANI SOLOMONIDES - She conquered the Antarctic with a pair of snowshoes". www.ellines.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. ^ "First Cypriot to reach the South Pole - Cyprus Mail". 2010-01-02. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  6. ^ "Newswire June 2018". www.dunelm.org.uk. 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  7. ^ "Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  8. ^ Solutions, BDigital Web. "Female skier is first Cypriot to reach North Pole". knews.com.cy. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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