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Ann Bancroft

American Explorer

Born: Sep 29, 1955

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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? Ann Bancroft

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I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better. Ann Bancroft

Better Overcome Think Our Strive Ourselves Struggles Push Know Get

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. Ann Bancroft

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. Ann Bancroft

Needs Challenges People Water Matter Problems Live Everyone About Facing Links Human Where Human Beings Us Beings Even Aware

To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job. Ann Bancroft

Dog Job Run Push Always Front Behind Interesting

Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure. 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. Ann Bancroft

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Getting through high school and college was one of my greatest achievements. Ann Bancroft

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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. Ann Bancroft

The voices of women need to be heard. The volume needs to be turned up. Ann Bancroft

Needs Women Voices Volume Heard Up Turned Need

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. Ann Bancroft

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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. Ann Bancroft

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Everyone in my family is a risk taker in his or her own way. Ann Bancroft

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