Author: Caroline

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April 22nd, 2019

After 42 hours of travel, we made it to Lhasa. Packing was a challenge. The travel was a challenge with a missed connection and an unplanned airport bivy (the airport in Taiyuan we were rerouted through closed for the night, so we spent a few hours outside). I’ve been continuing to practice staying positive when things don’t go as planned. All in all, we’re feeling healthy and good! The long hours of travel cause my knee to swell up, but it’s feeling better after 10 hours of sleep last night. Today, we begin the 3 day drive to base camp. There is nothing easy about climbing Everest. That includes getting there. I’m grateful for the opportunity! Happy earth day everyone and happy birthday to my brother, David Gleich, and @rob.lea’s dad, Jim Lea! #climbforequality @keen #keenambassador

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April 19th, 2019

We’re in the final stages of packing for Everest/Chomolungma/Sagarmatga. While we’re on the mountain, we would love for you to pledge to #ClimbForEquality and support women’s leadership in the mountains and beyond. We want to have 100 posts with #ClimbForEquality by the time we descend from the summit and at least 1,000 by the end of the year. You can learn more by reading our social media toolkit (link below or in profile). Also, who can spot the two weird things in our packing photo?https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MOAryAJOknkUCcFJgDn0CuVQ8WRE3qOkpnnkpZWGHagPhoto: @louisarevalo Huge thanks to our friends at @keen @fattire and @patagonia#keenambassador #thenbeer

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April 19th, 2019

I didn’t know @davidlama_official, @jessroskelley, @hansjoergauer, or @freerange.family personally. But I felt like I knew David Lama from his writing and his photos. I was a huge fan. It’s funny how social media can make you feel like you know people you don’t know. Sharing an intense passion for the mountains binds our hearts together and makes us kindred spirits. .It’s hard to unpack my feelings on a week like this. It reminds me of the week the world lost Liz, Andreas, and Jp and it stirs up a lot of trauma, exacerbated by the fact that I am in the final packing stages for Everest/Chomolungma/Sagarmatha.The truth is there are many ways you can die. I choose to focus on how to live. I will remember our lost friends while I’m on the mountain and try to live as they would: full of curiosity, wonder, and vitality. I’ll see their faces in the moon and hear their whispers in the wind.

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April 17th, 2019

One of the best things about @rylo is the editing software, and one of my favorite new features in Viewfinder is Timelapse. It’s easy to customize the speed of my videos. Check out the full tutorial on the @rylo page to see how it works. Timelapse is just another way that Rylo makes video editing creative, fun and easy to share.#storiesthatmove

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April 16th, 2019

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