The first woman from Slovenia to have conquered the North Pole two years ago has now set her mind to a bolder challenge. Minka Kahrič intends to cross Greenland on skis next April. She will embark upon the journey as the only woman in a group of French athletes. As she told the daily Dnevnik, it will take them 40 days to cross some 800 kilometre-wide Greenland along the route taken by Paul Emil Victor in 1936. If she succeeds, she will be the first Slovenian to cross the world's largest island on foot. Kahrič says she'll not shrink from severe cold with temperatures reaching 20 to 30 °C below zero, snowstorms or the possibility of an encounter with polar bears. Nor does she doubt her success. And how is she preparing for the trip? "The main preparation for cold is in the head. I try by wearing lighter and lighter clothing and having the balcony door and windows open as much as possible." Part of her training will entail pulling a tractor tyre. The expedition will not be accompanied by a helicopter, which means that every member will have to trail along equipment and supplies weighing some 90 kilos. Kahrič, who works as a tourist guide, says that she enjoys walking in the middle of nowhere. "You see the horizon all around you, you have the feeling that you're on top of the planet. Life is slow, you can think about yourself."