"After hauling supplies across ice and hip-high snow in temperatures dropping to minus 30 degrees, all while battling calorie crashes and the strain of a sprained ankle, an adventurous Wicklow teen who conquered an Arctic expedition with her father says the feat made her realise she is "more capable than I thought"."
"Eager to test her mettle in unfamiliar conditions, 16-year-old Annamoe resident Millie Clotworthy - whose love of the outdoors brought a 2025 Outsider Magazine Award nomination - petitioned her dad Christiaan to include her on one of his famous annual excursions, which this year was an unsupported trek across some of northern Europe's most unforgiving terrain."
Millie Clotworthy, a 16-year-old from Annamoe, Wicklow, participated in an unsupported Arctic trek with her father Christiaan across northern Europe's harsh terrain. During the expedition, she endured extreme conditions including temperatures of minus 30 degrees, deep snow, heavy supply loads, calorie deficits, and a sprained ankle. Despite these obstacles, Clotworthy completed the journey and gained significant personal insight, realizing she possesses greater capability than previously believed. Her outdoor passion earned her a 2025 Outsider Magazine Award nomination, and the expedition represented her first inclusion in her father's annual adventure expeditions.
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