First all-woman expedition to the North Pole with Victoria Humphries

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Adventurer, business woman and world record holder, Victoria Humphries was part of the first all-woman expedition to the North Pole in 1997. Victoria has also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, she’s run marathons, run businesses and last year when she turned 50 - she embarked on 50@50 – 50 different challenges; some physical, some out of her comfort zone and some to learn new things. 

After we talk about the North Pole and Victoria's other adventures, we talk about what adventure means, about facing fear and self-belief – it was one of the most insightful interviews on the podcast yet.

Talking points include:

• Victoria’s account of the first all-female expedition to the North Pole

• Sharing such an adventure with her mum

• Writing a book about the expedition

• What the reality of the arctic is really like

• A frightening tale of falling into ice water

• Victoria’s 50 challenges at 50

• What adventure means

• Doing things that aren’t in your comfort zone

• The rewards of adventure

• Being an ordinary woman who happens to believe that anything is possible

• Importance of perspective when things go wrong

• Moving through fear rather than fighting it

• The lessons from adventure being more important than the adventures themselves

• How men and women approach adventure

• Why there aren’t more female adventures

• Advice for women who embark on adventures