British women reach pole

Two British women, Caroline Hamilton, 35, and Ann Daniels, 37, reached the North Pole off Ellesmere Island last Sunday.

The two are the first all-woman team to trek to both the South and North Poles.

“We are ecstatic,” Daniels said in a statement. “It has been worth everything we have endured along the way.”

They set off on their 81-day journey from Resolute Bay on March 12.

One of their first telephone calls after they reached the North Pole was to the U.K.’s Prince Charles, who had supported their adventure.

A third member of the team had to be airlifted off the ice with severe frostbite in April.