Interview with Tough Girl Podcast
Show notes
- Who is Rosie?
- Being an explorer of the poles and deserts
- Wanting to share stories to motivate and inspire others
- Being inspired by Liv Arnesen
- What Rosie was like as a little girl
- Being brought up by nannies and going to prep boarding school at 7 in Scotland
- Not having dreams to go to the poles
- Being aware of opportunities and going after them
- Applying for the first all women expedition to the pole
- Going though a year long selection process
- Friends and family and what they though of her dreams
- Being supported by her husband
- The advantage of being part of an all women polar team
- Sponsorship and raising funds
- Getting out to the North Pole for the first time
- What people need to know about the poles
- Why the Arctic is more dangerous
- Mental preparation for the first polar expedition
- What’s in your head and your heart and your “ying” strengths
- Gaining mental confidence and mental resilience
- Resilience and flexibility
- Solo Expeditions and being sponsored by Snickers and Mars
- Preparation for taking on a solo challenge
- Working with researchers and academics
- The importance of staying positive
- Being fascinated by fear and how you cope with fear when you are on your own
- How her fears changed whilst out on the ice
- Having a fear of failure
- Why it’s about the journey
- Self amputation of toes…. whilst solo on the Arctic
- Dealing with extreme temperatures of -60 and getting frostbite in her toes
- Dealing with pain
- Getting up full of positivity and optimism
- Coping with isolation
- Dealing with the adventure blues
- How motherhood changed adventure
- Lessons learned from expeditions
- What day to day life is like now
- Future expedition planned for August 2021
- Quick Fire Questions
- Training to be fit like an animal
- Words that Rosie lives her life by
- Final words of advice