The British Army’s Ice Maiden team has become the first all-female team to cross Antarctica using muscle power alone.

Enduring 62 days on the ice and travelling up to 43km a day, the six soldiers finally crossed the finishing line yesterday.

The feat saw the women battling temperatures as low as -40C and navigating crevasse fields whilst pulling sledges weighing up to 80kg.

On finishing, team leader Major Nics Wetherill said there had been "good times and bad" and was "incredibly proud" of their achievement.

“I can’t believe how far we’ve come," she said.