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Milestones

Follow along with some of the main milestones of Ella’s journey so far.

About the Journey

Ella departs Portsmouth to embark on her incredible journey

23/05/2025
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Ella officially crosses the start line of her solo circumnavigation of the Arctic

10/06/2025
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Electrical troubles NE of Iceland cause Ella to stop briefly in Iceland for repairs

15/06/2025
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Ella navigates a major storm southeast of Greenland

22/06/2025
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Ella sees her first iceberg

29/06/2025
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Equipment failures and repairs off Southwest Greenland hinder Ella’s journey

02/07/2025
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Ella arrives at Pond Inlet in Nunavut, Canada – the start of the Northwest Passage

06/08/2025
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Ella shares her story with the crew and guests of the National Geographic Resolution

15/08/2025
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Ella continues to sail through the Victoria Strait, and has her first encounter with sea ice

17/08/2025
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Ella arrives in Pearce Point after navigating treacherous sea ice in the Western Northwest Passage

24/08/2025
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Ella rounds Cape Bathurst, the northernmost point of mainland Northwest Territories and shelters in Tuk ahead of the most violent storm the community has seen in the last 40 years

30/08/2025
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With new ice forming in the Kara and Laptev Seas, Ella makes the difficult decision not to continue into the Northeast Passage

07/09/2025
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Ella completes the Northwest Passage, crossing from the Arctic Ocean into the Pacific

14/09/2025
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Ella makes landfall in Nome, Alaska, having become the 1st British woman to solo navigate the Northwest Passage. She’s the third ever woman, and fifteenth person ever to complete this feat

15/09/2025
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Ella winterizes Yeva ashore on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, thanks to the incredible help from the local community

03/10/2025
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