In 1965, Myrtle Simpson became the first woman to cross Greenland on foot but you won't typically find her name in history books. She's made first ascents, been the first woman to climb countless peaks and defied societal norms to follow her passion. Now at the age of 91, she still believes in going on adventures.

Leigh Anne Sides is a director, editor, producer, and writer who has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years. She was part of the post production team for Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Feature, Taxi to the Dark Side and edited the forthcoming feature documentary, Louis Kahn's Tiger City which previewed at MoMA in April 2019. Her directorial debut came in November 2019 with the short film Myrtle Simpson: A Life on Ice, premiering at the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival. The film has gone on to win multiple awards and honorable mentions in film festivals all over the world and a feature version of the film is currently in development. In addition to her work on documentaries for PBS and National Geographic, Sides worked as an editor/producer for CNN's Amanpour & Co, was a lead editor for the new PBS live performance art series, PeakHD and the editorial producer for the PBS NewsHour special documentary America in Black and Blue 2020. She also served as the series editor for the first season of Retro Report for The New York Times Op Docs series. Sides was invited to take part in the Sundance Institute's Filmmakers’ Workshop and has received various awards and honorable mentions for her work, including an Oscar, the Peabody, ten national Emmy nominations and a Ciné Golden Eagle for her work on the Exposé episode “In a Small Town”.