Jade Hameister Biography: Age, Parents, Polar Expeditions, Net Worth, Height, Books, TED Talk

Jade Hameister is an Australian polar explorer and environmental advocate who first rose to prominence at age 14 when she skied 150 km across the drifting sea ice to reach the North Pole unsupported and unassisted.

Over the next two years she became the youngest woman ever to cross the Greenland icecap and the youngest person in history to trek from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole, completing what has been dubbed the “Polar Hat‑Trick.”

Profile

• Full name: Jade Hameister
• Date of birth: 5 June 2001
• Age: 24 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• State of origin: Victoria
• Nationality: Australian
• Profession: Polar explorer, environmental advocate, speaker
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: None
• Children: None
• Relationship status: N/A
• Religion: N/A
• Ethnicity: N/A
• Net worth: $200,000

Early Life and education

Jade Hameister is now 24 years old. She was born on 5 June 2001 in Melbourne, Victoria, and raised in the suburbs of that city.

At age 12 she trekked with her family to Everest Base Camp, an experience that prefaced her polar expeditions.

Hameister attended secondary school in Melbourne before enrolling at Monash University, where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Global Studies, graduating in October 2023.

Personal Life

Details of Jade Hameister’s personal and family life are not publicly disclosed.

She maintains a private personal life and has not shared information on relationships or marital status.

Career

In April 2016, at age 14, Jade Hameister skied 150 km from 88° 40′ north to the Geographic North Pole, becoming the youngest person to achieve that route unsupported and unassisted.

In June 2017, at age 15, she completed a 550 km traverse of the Greenland icecap, making her the youngest woman in history to do so without assistance.

From November 2017 to January 2018, she skied over 600 km from the Ross Ice Shelf to the South Pole in 37 days, becoming both the youngest person and the first Australian woman to complete that journey unsupported.

Her expeditions were filmed in the National Geographic feature “On Thin Ice: Jade’s Polar Dream” (2017) and “Polar Explorer” (2018), which aired in over 170 countries.

Beyond exploration, Hameister has delivered a TEDx talk in August 2016, addressed thousands of students at ImagiNATION conferences, and serves as an environmental advocate with organizations such as the Villars Institute.

Awards

• Young Adventurer of the Year, Australian Geographic Society (2016)
• Young Adventurer of the Year, Australian Geographic Society (2018)
• Vogue Australia Game Changers list (2018)
• The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence, Young Leader category (2018)
• Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to polar exploration (2019)

Net worth

Jade Hameister current personal net worth is estimated to be around $200,000.

Social Media

• Instagram: @jadehameister
• Twitter: @jadehameister

Filmography

• On Thin Ice: Jade’s Polar Dream (2017)
• Polar Explorer (2018)

Books

• My Polar Dream (Pan Macmillan Australia, 2018)
• Polar Explorer (Feiwel & Friends, 2018)