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Katie-Jane L\\u2019Herpiniere has a passion for adventure, challenging her limits both physically and mentally, and exploring this wonderful world in which we live.\\xa0
After university Katie had the opportunity to build a career as a commercial model, on fashion shows for household names such as Marks and Spencer\\u2019s, Tony & Guy and Alexander McQueen, photo shoots and a number of Film and TV projects including having body-doubled for Cameron Diaz.\\xa0
Then in 2005, Katie met polar explorer Tarka L\'Herpiniere, \\xa0and they were quick to find they had little in common. Tarka was less than impressed with her manicured nails and face full of makeup, likewise, Katie did not see Tarka as the \\u2018all-action hero\\u2019 that his accolades suggest, more a really \\u2018odd\\u2019 Frenchman who seemed to find enjoyment in throwing himself into frozen lakes! It wasn\\u2019t long before the facades were broken and by 2006 Katie had left behind her life as a model and made the gigantic leap from exhibitionist to expeditionist.
In 2007, after 167 days and 4500km Katie & Tarka, in an incredible feat of determination, became the first recognised people to walk unsupported the entire length of the Great Wall of China, from its western most terminus to its eastern most.\\xa0
From the completion of this challenge, Katie realised that any feeling of accomplishment, achievement or success is directly proportional to the effort, commitment and hardship put into achieving it.\\xa0
Having discovered this newfound inner strength, she has since gone on to fill her life with many more adventures. Including; the longest crossing of the Southern Patagonian Ice Cap by a woman, cycling across Africa on a vintage African bicycle with no brakes or gears unsupported, raced in the Transcontinental unsupported single stage 4000km bike race across Europe, lived in a floating tent in -50C on the Arctic Ocean, and has nearly lost her life on many numbers of occasions.
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Social Media
Website: www.katiejaneendurance.com
Instagram: @katielherpiniere\\xa0
Facebook: @katiesenduranceadventures \\xa0
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