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Myrtle Simpson
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Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Myrtle Lillias Simpson is a Scottish skier and the thirteenth woman to receive the Polar Medal. She has been called the "mother of Scottish skiing". She was the first woman to ski across Greenland on an unsupported expedition. She was president of the Scottish Ski Club in the 1970s and has written several books.
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