Getting to the Goal Jade’s dream began at home in Melbourne, Australia. She listened to her dad’s stories about climbing. T en one day, she learned about the Polar Hat Trick. It was three separate hikes. T e hikes went across the North Pole, the South Pole, and Greenland. Jade decided she wanted to try it.


Once her goal was set, Jade’s father helped her train and prepare.


As part of Jade’s strength training, she dragged tires across the beach.


Jade worked up to cross-country


skiing about 15 kilometers a day. She had to drag along a heavy sled. Back home, she worked out in a gym aſt er school. Once a week, she went to a special training club. Jade also trained on the beach. She


dragged heavy tires through the sand for hours at a time. Aſt er months of training, she was ready.


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