Ann Bancroft
Ann Bancroft
Ann Bancroftis an American author, teacher, and adventurer. She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted as honorary member of the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth29 September 1955
CountryUnited States of America
growing outdoors raised rural setting
Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure.
family risk
Everyone in my family is a risk taker in his or her own way.
certain critics fear gave point reach realize
Film critics said I gave a voice to the fear we all have: that we'll reach a certain point in our lives, look around and realize that all the things we said we'd do and become will never come to be - and that we're ordinary.
area excel ice ourselves overcome push strive
For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.
aware facing human links matter needs people
Water links us all as human beings. Everyone needs water, and we all have challenges about it, no matter where we live. Yet even in the U.S., people aren't aware of problems facing water.
arctic committed education sharing stories
This journey is not over. Our education initiatives have so much momentum, and we're committed to sharing even more stories from the Arctic when we return.
best husbands perhaps suggest
The best way to get most husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they're too old to do it.
frozen seventh taught
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.