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