{"id":195470,"date":"2024-01-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=195470"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:19:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T20:19:02","slug":"exploring-the-north-and-south-pole-with-ann-bancroft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/exploring-the-north-and-south-pole-with-ann-bancroft","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the North and South Pole with Ann Bancroft"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/c784413c-8a83-48c5-bdc0-4eb7c9f405f4?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/exploring-the-arctic-with-ann-bancroft\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if your life revolved around leading groundbreaking polar expeditions? In 1986, polar explorer Ann Bancroft became the first woman to ski to the North Pole after a chance encounter with Will Steger.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Ann:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.annbancroftfoundation.org\/about\/ann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ann Bancroft Foundation&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/abfdreamers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ann Reed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.annreed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.annreed.com\/favorites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">featured song<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you liked this episode:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Listen to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/chris-fagan-south-pole-quest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chris Fagan: South Pole Quest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsor:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program <\/a>and learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reifund.org\/grantees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local REI Fund grantees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/used\/shop\/gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REI Re\/Supply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript What if your life revolved around leading groundbreaking polar expeditions? 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