A British explorer has become the first woman to traverse Canada's freezing Baffin Island solo, a day earlier than expected.Camilla Hempleman-Adams battled temperatures as low as minus 40C and winds of 47mph during the two-week expedition.The 32-year-old covered 150 miles on foot and by ski while pulling a sledge, and finished in 13 days - a day faster than expected.

A British explorer has become the first woman to traverse Canada's freezing Baffin Island solo, a day earlier than expected.Camilla Hempleman-Adams battled temperatures as low as minus 40C and winds of 47mph during the two-week expedition.The 32-year-old covered 150 miles on foot and by ski while pulling a sledge, and finished in 13 days - a day faster than expected.