In 2004 Linda Beilharz became the first Australian woman to ski from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole.

Linda then set herself a goal – to traverse the world’s four icecaps – Greenland, South and North Poles and Patagonia.

So far she has achieved the Greenland Icecap crossing (2007) and has attempted an expedition on the South Patagonia Icecap (2009)

Currently she has her sights set on the North Pole

Linda has established a not for profit company called 'Journeys for Learning' which uses the stories of expeditions to draw out the themes of resilience, team work and environmental sustainability in schools and community settings. Journeys for Learning supports teachers with learning resources and lesson guides and links schools to the expeditions as they take place.

Linda is the Executive Officer of Women's Health Loddon Mallee after being a Director of Community Capacity Building with St Luke's Anglicare for 10 years. Linda has provided support to communities, training to workers, advice to governments and undertaken consultancy services based on her extensive experience in building stronger communities. Linda has published a book based on her work entitled “Building Communities; the Shared Action experience”.

Linda has a number of academic qualifications including a Graduate Diploma in Community Development and a Masters in Health Sciences. She is a private pilot and a committee member of the Bendigo Sustainability Group and alpineSAR (search and rescue).