October 17, 1996
Contact Jamie Lawson, (615) 322-2706
Vanderbilt event features member of women's South Pole skiing
expedition Oct. 30 at Student Recreation Center
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A member of the first women's expedition to ski
to the South Pole will share her experiences during an Oct. 30 talk at Vanderbilt's
Student Recreation Center.
In 1993, Sue Giller joined three other women on the American Women's Expedition
team to ski more than 600 miles for 63 days from the edge of Antarctica
to the South Pole. She served as navigator and equipment specialist for
the trip.
Giller's talk, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in Classroom B of the Rec Center,
is free and open to the public.
Her appearance, which is part of Vanderbilt University's annual Wellness
Bash, is co-sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center and the Student
Wellness Committee.
Giller's talk will focus on the teamwork and mental discipline that were
crucial on the expedition. Pulling 200-pound sleds filled with their supplies
and equipment, the team members skied into headwinds of up to 50 miles per
hour during the constant daylight of the Antarctic summer with bitterly
cold temperatures ranging from -5 C to -30 C.
A computer programmer from Boulder, Colo., Giller is an accomplished mountain
climber and a longtime ski and climbing instructor. She has participated
in seven Himalayan expeditions and led an American Women's Expedition to
the Himalayan peak Ama Dablam in 1982.
The Student Recreation Center is located off of Capers Avenue on the Vanderbilt
campus.
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