Ann Bancroft
Explorer
1955-09-29
Ann Bancroft is an American explorer, educator, and public speaker known for major polar expeditions. She became the first woman to complete expeditions to both the North and South Poles and later co-led long-distance Antarctic journeys. She founded the Ann Bancroft Foundation to support and mentor girls.
Books by Ann Bancroft
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Quotes by Ann Bancroft
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I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress.
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I think that women on expeditions often get sucked into giving 150 percent of themselves because they feel they have to prove themselves physically equal to men. We get ourselves into trouble and burn out.
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I love weights, but it's too far to get to the gym. So I make the farm my gym: I split wood and haul tires and do work on the farm, and that's sort of my weight training portion.
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I give a tremendous amount of weight to the mental aspect of physical activity and what it does for me.
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My brother Bill, who is a year older, is a climber, and when I was in the seventh grade, he taught me how to rappel off the frozen waterfall in our backyard.
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For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?
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