"For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?"
Ann Bancroft is an American explorer, educator, and public speaker known for major polar expeditions. She became the first woman to complete expeditions to both the North and South Poles and later co-led long-distance Antarctic journeys. She founded the Ann Bancroft Foundation to support and mentor girls.