Louis Rudd is an explorer and former captain in the
British Army.
He is the first
Briton and second person overall to ski solo across Antarctica. He completed the feat in 2018, finishing two days behind
Colin O'Brady.
Rudd was a UK Army Reservist at the time he successfully journeyed to the
South Pole in 2011. He joined the
Royal Marines
The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...
at the age of 16 and served tours in both
Iraq and
Afghanistan. He also led a team of Army reservists across the Antarctica, a trip that took 67 days to complete.
Rudd has three children and resides in
Hereford
Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...
.
References
External links
Official website
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British explorers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)