THE first British woman to walk solo and unaided to the South Pole was said to be elated yesterday after finishing the trek in record time.

The first British woman to walk solo and unaided to the South Pole was said to be elated today after finishing the trek in record time.

An English explorer has battled her way into the record books by trekking unaided to the South Pole in the fastest time to date, it emerged today.