{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ff0d7e550b93b41a8015913/60e76b3916c9b700121e1be7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"TWE:  First all-female North Pole expedition with Victoria Humphries ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ff0d7e550b93b41a8015913/1710629298843-9dd10f6d11f9b71ad0a887224bac486c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this week's episode I spoke to adventurer and world record holder, Victoria Humphries who was part of the first all-female 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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>Talking points include:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Victoria’s account of the first all-female expedition to the North Pole</li><li>Sharing such an adventure with her mum</li><li>Writing a book about the expedition</li><li>What the reality of the arctic is really like</li><li>A frightening tale of falling into ice water</li><li>Victoria’s 50 challenges at 50</li><li>What adventure means</li><li>Doing things that aren’t in your comfort zone</li><li>The rewards of adventure</li><li>Being an ordinary woman who happens to believe that anything is possible</li><li>Importance of perspective when things go wrong</li><li>Moving through fear rather than fighting it</li><li>The lessons from adventure being more important than the adventures themselves</li><li>How men and women approach adventure</li><li>Why there aren’t more female adventures</li><li>Advice for women who embark on adventures</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Note: Conversation Changers used to be called The Women's Edition (TWE).</p>","author_name":"Karla Liddle-White"}