Welcome to this special edition of Sparta Chicks Radio as we count down the 5 most popular episodes of 2021.
The 5th most popular episode of Sparta Chicks Radio in 2021 was Brooke Nolan on Confidence, Compassion & Comparison (in the Arctic)
Growing up exercise was a source of shame and embarrassment for Brooke Nolan.
It was only in her late 20s that she discovered a love of outdoor adventure.
Fast forward a few years and in March 2020, Brooke found herself on the first all-female team to cross the Finnmark Plateau, which is an ice plateau in Arctic Norway.
The crossing was a journey of 250km 14 days that required the team to drag sleds weighing up to 50kgs up to 20km each day in temperatures as cold as -30.
Oh, did I mention?
Before committing to this expedition, Brooke had never seen snow before, and certainly didn’t know how to ski!
Now we could have spent the entire episode talking about the expedition, but as I said, this was March 2020 and Brooke and her team were off the grid for 14 days.
When they left, Covid-19 was a blip on the radar.
By the time they returned, it had become a pandemic, borders were closing and it was a race to the airport to try and get a flight home, which ultimately took her over 4 months.
Get the full show notes for the episode here.
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