Bancroft Arnesen Explore

Bancroft Arnesen Explore is a cooperative between Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen who’s shared mission is to inspire people, particularly women and girls, to follow their dreams.

Ann and Liv are dedicated to sharing stories of their journeys, such as their historic Antarctic crossing during 2000/2001, as a way to ignite people to find their own dreams and passions. As former school teachers, Liv and Ann are dedicated to creating inspiring education programs such as the Dare to Dream and their Antarctic curriculum. Their 1,717 mile journey across Antarctica pulling 250 pound sleds took 97 days and sparked the imagination of over 3 million schoolchildren around the globe as they followed along in the news and on their website.

When some people hit a wall, they go into a depression. I change the focus; I think I can do it another way. If you don’t try, you can never go forward.
Liv Arnesen Oprah Magazine, September 2001
A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk?”… “Whether it’s starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition.
Ann Bancroft Los Angeles Times, May 2001

Past explorations

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Arctic Ocean 2007

For more than 20 years, world-renowned polar explorers and educators , Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen have made history and inspired millions skiing and ski-sailing over ice in the extreme cold of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. But March, 2007, they set out on a new expedition across the Arctic Ocean, their primary goal was not to make history, but to change the future. Bancroft and Arnesen set forth to use their 75-day journey to raise awareness among kids on global warming’s impact on the fragile Arctic, and – in particular – help young people understand how they can help prevent further climate change.

Arctic Ocean 2005

On March 11, 2005 Bancroft and Arnesen set out to attempt another first for women; an approximate 1,240-mile (1,996-km) ski and ski-sail crossing of the mostly frozen Arctic Ocean. The journey was an attempt to traverse across the Arctic Ocean during the Arctic’s “spring” season. They planned to begin the journey in late February 2005 in Cape Arktichesky on Severnaya Zemlya in Russia, to cross over the geographic North Pole, and end at Ward Hunt Island, Canada in early June.

2001 Cross-Antarctic Expedition

As young girls, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen read a recount of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary attempt to cross Antarctica that stirred their imaginations and, despite being completely unaware of one another, they both declared the same childhood dream: to ski across Antarctica. In 1998, the women met for the first time, discovered they were kindred spirits, and prepared to achieve their childhood dream. Starting Nov. 13, 2000, Bancroft and Arnesen skied and sailed across Antarctica for 94 days and 1,717 miles (2,747km), pulling 250 pound (113 kg) sleds full of food and equipment, enduring temperatures as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 degrees Celsius) and winds gusting up to 100 miles (160 km) per hour.

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Our mission is to provide teams and individuals with inspiration and guidance to succeed in life’s expeditions.

Bancroft Arnesen Explore has exciting plans for the future, and we are energized to work with partners who share our vision. Each of our partnership relationships is customized to fit the needs of that particular partner. We’ve helped partners in a wide variety of ways by providing help with events, speaking engagements, public relations, brand building, product placement, media, advertising, employee motivation, team building and educational initiatives.

Let’s see how we can work together. To inquire about marketing partnership opportunities please call or send an e-mail to our company representative.