36 min
TWE: First all-female North Pole expedition with Victoria Humphries Conversation Changers
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- Society & Culture
In this week's episode I spoke to adventurer and world record holder, Victoria Humphries who was part of the first all-female expedition to the North Pole in 1997. Victoria has also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, she’s run marathons, run businesses and last year when she turned 50 - she embarked on 50@50 – 50 different challenges; some physical, some out of her comfort zone and some to learn new things.
After we talk about the North Pole and Victoria's other adventures, we talk about what adventure means, about facing fear and self-belief – it was one of the most insightful interviews on the podcast yet.
Talking points include:
Victoria’s account of the first all-female expedition to the North PoleSharing such an adventure with her mumWriting a book about the expeditionWhat the reality of the arctic is really likeA frightening tale of falling into ice waterVictoria’s 50 challenges at 50What adventure meansDoing things that aren’t in your comfort zoneThe rewards of adventureBeing an ordinary woman who happens to believe that anything is possibleImportance of perspective when things go wrongMoving through fear rather than fighting itThe lessons from adventure being more important than the adventures themselvesHow men and women approach adventureWhy there aren’t more female adventuresAdvice for women who embark on adventures
Note: Conversation Changers used to be called The Women's Edition (TWE).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this week's episode I spoke to adventurer and world record holder, Victoria Humphries who was part of the first all-female expedition to the North Pole in 1997. Victoria has also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, she’s run marathons, run businesses and last year when she turned 50 - she embarked on 50@50 – 50 different challenges; some physical, some out of her comfort zone and some to learn new things.
After we talk about the North Pole and Victoria's other adventures, we talk about what adventure means, about facing fear and self-belief – it was one of the most insightful interviews on the podcast yet.
Talking points include:
Victoria’s account of the first all-female expedition to the North PoleSharing such an adventure with her mumWriting a book about the expeditionWhat the reality of the arctic is really likeA frightening tale of falling into ice waterVictoria’s 50 challenges at 50What adventure meansDoing things that aren’t in your comfort zoneThe rewards of adventureBeing an ordinary woman who happens to believe that anything is possibleImportance of perspective when things go wrongMoving through fear rather than fighting itThe lessons from adventure being more important than the adventures themselvesHow men and women approach adventureWhy there aren’t more female adventuresAdvice for women who embark on adventures
Note: Conversation Changers used to be called The Women's Edition (TWE).
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
36 min