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Rachel White, a 20-year-old from Kaysville, performs as an ice skater as a cast member aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas and Allure of the Seas cruise ships. (Photo courtesy of Rachel White)

Kaysville ice skater takes her show on the sea

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 8:22am

KAYSVILLE — Life changed for a 20-year-old Kaysville woman the moment she stepped aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas cruise ship.

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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2011 file photo provided by the Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition, Felicity Aston takes a picture of herself at Union Glacier days before she traveled to her starting point on the Ross Ice Shelf for a solo trek across Antarctica. Aston, 34, crossed Antarctica in 59 days, pulling two sledges for more than 1,084 miles (1,744 kilometers) from the Leverett Glacier to the Hercules Inlet on the Ronne Ice Shelf. On Monday morning, Jan. 23, 2012, she tweeted that she has completed her journey. (AP Photo/Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition/Kaspersky Lab, File)

British skier sets record for solo Antarctic trek

Last updated Monday, January 23, 2012 - 10:42am

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- British adventurer Felicity Aston completed her crossing of Antarctica on Monday, becoming the first woman to ski across the icy continent alone.

She did it in 59 days, pulling two sledges for 1,084 miles (1,744 kilometers) from her starting point on the Leverett Glacier on Nov. 25.

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