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A 15-year-old girl has walked across an Arctic(北极的)island quicker than her father －one of Britain’s top explorers．Her name is Alicia Hempleman-Adams．
Alicia took 10 days to walk and ski 240 kilometers across Baffin Island in northeastern Canada．Her success has made her the youngest person to complete the crossing on foot and skis．However, this isn’t her first world record．At 8, she was brought to meet her father at the end of his 600-mile journey to the North Pole and became the youngest person ever to reach the place．
As an explorer, Mr．Hempleman-Adams knew well how hard it was for his daughter to gain such a success．
He said, “Because I’ve done the route．I know all the dangers．I didn’t sleep for days knowing she was out there and thinking of all the things that could have gone wrong．What she’s achieved is really great．This teenager girl is only one hundred and five pounds and being that thin you feel the cold more．”
Mr．Hempleman-Adams said that he was very proud of Alicia but also a bit ‘angry’ that his daughter had completed the journey faster than him．
During the trip, the 15-year-old girl met a lot of difficulties．Her most frightening moment came when she and her teammates, including her PE teacher Jo Simmons, had to cross a lake covered with a thin layer(层)of ice．
At the end of her trip, Alicia said that she was glad to have returned．“It was really great to get back to society and a hot shower,” she said．“It was quite weird(怪异)out there when there was nothing around － no buildings, no people, no animals, and nothing else．”
Will the young girl start a job in exploration later?No．“I want to try other things first,” she said．
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