25 min
1: Polar explorer Ann Bancroft on the power of dreams & how wilderness experiences shape us Open Air Humans
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- Wilderness
In episode 1, an understanding of what it feels like to stand on the very top of the world - from the very first woman to do it. Polar explorer Ann Bancroft has forged a path that’s taken her to both poles, 1,700 miles across Antarctica on skis and into the classroom of millions of elementary school children. She made history and lit the world on fire in 1986 when she became the first woman to reach the North Pole and give young women a new kind of role model.
In episode 1, an understanding of what it feels like to stand on the very top of the world - from the very first woman to do it. Polar explorer Ann Bancroft has forged a path that’s taken her to both poles, 1,700 miles across Antarctica on skis and into the classroom of millions of elementary school children. She made history and lit the world on fire in 1986 when she became the first woman to reach the North Pole and give young women a new kind of role model.
25 min