Jenna

“I believe the two halves of my life can complement each other and work in harmony; expeditions teach me to appreciate the blessings of home; and home reinforces the value of adventures.”
― Felicity Aston, Alone in Antarctica: The First Woman To Ski Solo Across The Southern Ice

“It is this curiosity that motivates me to explore where my personal capabilities and limits lie, and which draws me to ever more challenging expeditions. I want to know who I am. Not that I am driven to prove myself a hero. It is in fact the exact opposite. I am driven by the fear that I will find myself lacking, and this fear pushes me to search for reassurance.”
― Felicity Aston, Alone in Antarctica: The First Woman To Ski Solo Across The Southern Ice

“I had been afraid to a greater or lesser extent every single day but looking back I understood that fear is not a weakness. It is how we deal with that fear that determines our strength. The knowledge that I was capable of persevering brought with it a gentle self-assurance.”
― Felicity Aston, Alone in Antarctica: The First Woman To Ski Solo Across The Southern Ice

“It hadn’t seemed so clear and ordered at the time. In hindsight, I had spent much of my twenties floundering in uncertainty and timidity, not being able to see a way forward and held back by the suspicion that I was making terrible mistakes. If only I could speak to myself back then and give reassurance that I was on the right track, that the decisions I was making would lead me to good places. But no one can tell you the way, you have to find it yourself – and the way is never clear until you step forward.”
― Felicity Aston, Alone in Antarctica: The First Woman To Ski Solo Across The Southern Ice