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 Copy Share Image
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… — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure. — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
I give a tremendous amount of weight to the mental aspect of physical activity and what it does for me. — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm… — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
I love weights, but it's too far to get to the gym. So I make the farm my gym: I split wood and haul… — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
I have an opportunity now with some of the projects I've done, i.e. the North Pole and the South Pole, to speak to a… — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
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… — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
I have a whole, you know, pocket full of dreams I want to achieve. I don't know in which order they're going to fall. — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
My brother Bill, who is a year older, is a climber, and when I was in the seventh grade, he taught me how to… — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
Water links us all as human beings. Everyone needs water, and we all have challenges about it, no matter where we live. Yet even… — Ann Bancroft Copy Share Image
