85. Myrtle Simpson: An adventurous life Part 2 - Rainforests

Nov 9, 2022 · 19m 52s
85. Myrtle Simpson: An adventurous life Part 2 - Rainforests
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Legendary adventurer Myrtle Simpson talks to Sue Stockdale about her life in the second part of this interview (episode 84 featured her adventures on Ice and Mountains). Myrtle shares her...

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Legendary adventurer Myrtle Simpson talks to Sue Stockdale about her life in the second part of this interview (episode 84 featured her adventures on Ice and Mountains). Myrtle shares her recollections of how she lived for three months with a tribe in the rainforest in Surinam and more recently attended the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.

Simpson was awarded the Polar Medal in recognition of her arctic achievements, and National Geographic named Myrtle as one of four women 'who defied expectations and explored the world'.

In 1965 Myrtle crossed the Greenland ice cap on skis and four years later attempted to reach the North Pole, setting the record for the farthest North reached by any unsupported expedition at the time. Her adventures have been immortalised in an award-winning documentary "A Life on Ice" that premiered in 2019, winning several awards for 'Best Exploration and Adventure film' at film festivals around the world.

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Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)
Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)
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