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#66 - Ann Daniels: The Single Mother Of Triplets Who Walked To Both Poles

Ann Daniels is a polar explorer and world record holder for being part of the first all-female team to walk to both the North and South Poles, who went on to conduct Arctic scientific research for NASA and the European Space Agency.

In this conversation, we talk about:

Responding to an advert for ordinary women to walk to the North Pole while going through a divorce with triplets at home

How to take the first step when you feel completely stuck in life

Carrying on after a teammate was evacuated with frostbite and gangrene on day 47

How she negotiated a wage when nobody was paying explorers…

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