Welcome to another episode!
This week I speak to Ann Daniels - polar explorer, speaker and mum of 4, including triplets.
When Ann's triplets were just 18 months old and she was a single parent, she saw an advert to join a women's only relay team to the North Pole. She decided to apply, was successful and took part in the trip 18 months later despite having no skiing experience. Her parents looked after the kids to enable her to undertake the expedition.
On her return from the Pole, Ann started speaking about the trip to provide an income for her and her family. She had fallen in love with the ice and went on to become part of the only all female teams to ski to both the North and South Poles. She has also been back as a guide and for scientific experiments and has plans for a further expedition next year.
Ann has had a fourth child and continued to train for her polar expeditions by pulling a tyre while she carried her daughter in a backpack.
In this episode we talk about how any adventure big or small can be rewarding including @al_humphreys Microadventures and the unhelpful comparisons with other female explorers like the late Alison Hargeeaves.
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