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I’ve been extremely fortunate that my skiing and climbing has taken me all over the world, opening my mind and my heart up to new people, places and perspectives I otherwise might not have experienced. It’s what truly makes me come alive. It’s instilled in me a fierce desire to not only protect these places where I play, but this planet that’s home to all of us.It also comes with guilt. Guilt associated with the footprint my travels have that are unfortunately a consequence of doing what I love.It’s no secret we live in an imperfect society and I, as is everyone, am an imperfect human. I am part of the problem. But I am also part of the solution. Which is why, despite this sometimes crippling guilt, I won’t hold myself back from speaking up and driving awareness and action on issues I care about.With that said, I’m excited to share that @protectourwinters has a new carbon offset program. While, again, it’s not perfect, as in our carbon-based society it’s impossible to be, it is progress. And a great option I plan to embrace in my own travels going forward. Because what makes us come alive is exactly what the world needs right now.————Hit the link below or in my bio to learn more about POW’s program.https://carbon.protectourwinters.org/calculatePhoto @acpictures

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Are there ways we can act more consciously as holiday consumers? ⁣ ⁣I recently caught up with Alison Czeczuga, the social impact and sustainability manager at @gaiaherbs. We discussed how supporting certified B Corps is an easy way to be a more conscious consumer. ⁣ ⁣Certified B Corps are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. This is a certification that Gaia Herbs has achieved. You can find a directory of B-Corps at bcorporation.net, or look for the logo on packaging – it's a B with a circle around it.⁣ ⁣We also discussed some ideas for gift giving:⁣* Give experiences rather than things (pictured here- a day out skiing with friends and family is the ultimate gift in my opinion)⁣* Give plant cuttings from succulents and cacti. ⁣* Make donations instead of gifts.⁣* Consider giving gently used items.⁣* Give less but make it higher quality. Consider the life cycle of the product – pay more for recyclability and repairability.⁣* Shop local, shop women led and POC owned brands⁣ ⁣What are your tips? Would love to hear!⁣ ⁣#sponsored #gaiaherbspartner #gaiaherbs #BCorporation #consciousconsumer

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Want to see what it’s like to ski Europe’s longest groomed trail in 2 mins? Check out this time lapse/follow cam! ⁣⁣Today, we went back up to ski the Sarenne run from the top of Pic Blanc. It has a 6500 ft (1980m) vertical drop over 10 miles (16km). ⁣⁣We deviated from the piste at the top to find some powder and take some photos, but then we joined back up. It was a good test for my new ACL, and I’m stoked I was able to ski so long! ⁣⁣Eat, sleep, ski is all we’ve done since we got to @clubmedalpedhuez. ⁣⁣It’s been so much fun to explore a new mountain. The Alps give me life! ⁣Follow cam: @rob.lea

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One of the biggest highlights of my 2019 was meeting @mrapinoe, @gloriasteinem and @hollylawrencetri at the the @clifbar HQ.⁣I have always been so inspired Gloria Steinem and the US Women's Soccer team and their fight for equal pay. ⁣⁣When @clifbar and LUNA bar heard that each player on the women's team earned $31,250 less than the men, they were shocked and vowed to do something about it. In February 2019, LUNA Bar gave each of the women named to the 2019 World Cup team the $31,250 difference to make their rooster bonus equal to the men's, totaling $718,750.⁣⁣This holiday season, reward companies who are working towards gender equality. You can learn more by checking out the app Gender Fair. Everyone can play a role in advocating for gender equality.⁣⁣#SomedayIsNow #ClimbForEquality #TriForEquality

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“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues…”⁣⁣— The Lorax, Dr. Seuss⁣⁣Considered by some as “America’s Amazon,” the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world and the largest national forest in the US. Its old-growth trees, some of which are 400-500 years old, play a key role in sequestering carbon emissions by absorbing 8% of all carbon captured by National Forest lands in our country.⁣⁣These same trees are currently threatened by a dangerous piece of legislation on the table by our current administration that would remove their protections and open them up to logging. Clear-cut a forest like this, and all that carbon they’ve been sequestering for hundreds of years will be released back into the atmosphere.⁣⁣Now, more than ever, we need to keep these forests and roadless areas untouched, as they are truly the lungs of the planet. ⁣⁣Now is our chance to speak up for them. Please join me in signing the petition in my bio calling for their continued protection by no later than TOMORROW. Let’s not allow another one of our national treasures be destroyed by short-sided greed. Photo: not the Tongass, but a beautiful forest in the Canadian Rockies. @u.s.forestservice @wildernesssociety @outdooralliance #AnswerWithAction