{"id":3959111,"date":"2023-01-16T13:30:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=3959111"},"modified":"2024-06-26T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:12:57","slug":"laurence-la-ferriere-antarctic-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/us\/laurence-la-ferriere-antarctic-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurence de la Ferri\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A pioneer endowed with unlimited curiosity<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Laurence de la Ferri\u00e8re is an out-of-the-ordinary explorer. Her love of freedom has driven her to explore the planet\u2019s highest summits and its largest polar desert, the Antarctic. In 2000, she became the first and only woman in the world to make a complete solo crossing of the Antarctic. A look back at a life of all extremes\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d link_font=\u201d||||on||||\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_4_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_4_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_4_font_size=\u201d22px\u201d header_4_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d header_5_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d header_5_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_5_font_size=\u201d18px\u201d header_5_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_6_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_6_font_size=\u201d16px\u201d header_6_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||27px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How did your passion for mountains and ice first reveal itself?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I had my first taste of high mountains around the age of 18 when I did a mountain climbing course on the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc. It was a revelation, and a passion against which it was impossible for me to resist. The ice came a lot later! The intensity of my expeditions was proportional to the discontent I deeply felt. I fought and struggled in the mountains in order to gain my freedom to exist as I understood it.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d link_font=\u201d||||on||||\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_4_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_4_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_4_font_size=\u201d22px\u201d header_4_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d header_5_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d header_5_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_5_font_size=\u201d18px\u201d header_5_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_6_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_6_font_size=\u201d16px\u201d header_6_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||27px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How do you go about taking on the challenge of a solo Antarctic crossing?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The high mountains are a \u201cliving\u201d world, as there are populations of animals, insects\u2026 The Antarctic, by contrast, is the world\u2019s largest desert, the most extreme in terms of temperature, coldness, ice thickness\u2026 Life is impossible deep in the middle of the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The key is to be aware that it is not a question of imposing oneself but rather of attempting to tame this environment for as long as it takes to cross it, and of putting life in this place where there is none. You have to very quickly forget everything you think you know in order to learn differently \u2013 in complicity with elements so violent they seem cruel \u2013 and establish an improbable harmony, of\u00a0infinite richness.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d6px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Traversee-peaux-de-phoque-L.-Laferriere.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dFemme tirant un traineau sur la neige\u201d title_text=\u201dTravers\u00e9e peaux de phoque L. 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Ten strides, then I\u2019d stop to regain my breath before carrying on, then ten more strides\u2026 With 150 kg to drag and 3,000 km to cover, it wouldn\u2019t have been unreasonable to consider it mission impossible. The wind was against me, the temperature horrendously low (-55\u00b0C). I took it all\u00a0brutally right in my face, without ever doubting that I was in my right place. I put the final objective out of mind in order to appreciate every metre travelled, every hour that passed as end in itself \u2013 intermediate victories that would one day take me to the goal. By accepting the cold, I learned to live with it. The wind filled my sail and the kilometres went by one after the other.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d50px||50px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|75%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Light as a feather<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReading is one of my favourite activities, but I had to keep the weight as low as possible. I even cut the labels off my clothes and other equipment to save a few grams, so I had to count on my imagination to compensate\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DDU1-L.-Laferriere.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dN\u00b00107_\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret\u201d title_text=\u201dDDU1 L. 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I looked beyond sight in order to understand the terrain I was advancing across, and against all expectations, I managed to feel safe. By fusing with the natural environment, I became that animal of the Antarctic I often refer to.<\/p>\n<p>I never felt tempted to give up, including at the most difficult moments. By being conscious of my limits, I learned to go beyond them. In the world\u2019s largest desert, solitude became an opportunity for an internal journey of unparalleled intensity\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||37px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What did this crossing teach you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When I began the crossing, I thought I was perfectly prepared and trained. In reality, the first week was one of incredible violence. The weight of the sledge, the immense unknown before me, the solitude, the first frostbites\u2026 I had no other choice than to accept the inadequacy of the knowledge I\u2019d accumulated over the years.\u00a0 One day, I sat down on my sledge, screaming in despair, tears freezing behind my mask, hopeless at feeling so weak\u2026 This is how I liberated myself from the stress associated with the idea of what the expedition ought to have been, instead developing a different way of looking at the progress I was making on the ice.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Traversee-L.-Laferriere.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dRencontre avec Pipaluk Ostermann, native du Groenland\u201d title_text=\u201dTravers\u00e9e L. 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It\u2019s the path I chose, and I\u2019ve never regretted it.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.19.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How has this changed the way you view the world?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve gone from initial egocentricity \u2013 constructive and necessary \u2013 to the joy of altruism and sharing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 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