Lucy Roberts    Age 27
Lucy heard about the expedition when Caroline contacted her at The Independent to interest her in a news story. She subsequently left her career there as a journalist and has recently re-trained to become a lighting designer based in West London. This has given her more time to concentrate on other projects and physical challenges such as the Relay. She has run both the London and New York marathons and is delighted to be part of a team of women which is planning to confound all the critics in getting to the North Pole.