MPR’s Lorna Benson speaks with Ann Bancroft’s mom, Debbie Bancroft, about what she has heard from her daughter on her trip to ski across the 1,700 miles of Antarctica.
Explorers Ann Bancroft and Liv (LEEV) Arneson set foot on green ground yesterday after 96 days in Antarctica and two weeks aboard ship. Minnesota native Bancroft and Norweigen Arneson are the first women ever to ski across the 1,700 miles of Antarctica. The two arrived in Hobart, Australia to begin their welcome home tour on Sunday. Ann's mother lives in Sun Fish Lake, Minnesota. I asked Debbie Bancroft how it feels to know her daughter is safe.