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February 11th, 2020

If everyone in the outdoor community voted, it would help ensure that our elected officials are environmental champions. In 2016, 40% of people who told POW that they would vote didn’t vote at all. We can’t let this happen again.⁣⁣⁣⁣I’m heading to the @michiganicefest this week to climb and to speak at two events on Friday. I’ll be doing a talk at 10am about activism and adventure and I’ll be speaking on panel at 6pm with @grahamzimmerman, @conrad_anker and @nerd_in_nature about climate change.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣We want to get ice climbers excited about voting, activism and adventure.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I’m curious to learn more about your voting habits.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣If you don’t vote, how come? What would change your mind?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣If you pledged to vote but didn’t, what got in the way?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣If you do vote, thank you! What made you decide to be a voter?⁣⁣⁣⁣I’m excited to hear your responses!⁣⁣⁣⁣Photo: @berndzeugswetter ⁣#AnswerWithAction

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February 10th, 2020

When I was in my early twenties, I spent six months living in LA pursing a dream of becoming an actor and a model. After a few months of going to auditions, I got tired of type-casting. It seemed like there were no roles for a petite yet sturdy-built, young, blonde woman. I was too small to be a model, too young looking to play a wife, and not shapely enough to play the girl next door.⁣⁣I wanted to play a strong heroine, but I couldn’t find any complex roles to audition for. I played an extra as a surfer girl for a kid’s show. ⁣⁣I grew weary of living in LA and of the roles and expectations for women in film there. I moved back to Utah to focus on my skiing and realized I could write my own story of personal achievement through a feminine lens in my photos, videos and writing.⁣⁣This photo shows my knee scar eight weeks after surgery. Climbing Everest without my ACL was a moment in my life where I felt like I finally was able to step into the role I always wanted to play. Being able to share my story with you on social media has allowed me to write the script I always dreamt of. I’m grateful for you and your support, and for how our society has changed in the last ten years since I lived in LA. But we still have a lot of work to do to create a world that is inclusive where people are free to be the best, complex and nuanced versions of themselves.⁣⁣Tomorrow, I am re-launching my Everest/Chomolungma #ClimbForEquality video and will be releasing a behind the scenes video series a week after that.⁣⁣ Stay tuned for more to come…⁣⁣Photo: @thehearnes

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February 10th, 2020

One of my favorite parts of my job is getting to collaborate with so many talented photographers, videographers and writers. It’s always fun to see a photo in print, especially from last season where my days of shooting were cut short because of my knee injury. Thanks to @louisarevalo for snapping this one and @theskijournal for running the double page spread.

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February 9th, 2020

Home. It’s my haven to catch my breath, restore and renovate. And while my stretches of time at home are short these days, I’m excited to continue working on projects to renew and modernize our house.⁣⁣With every decision we make, we keep the environment in mind to increase our home's energy efficiency and to lower our overall carbon footprint. One of the most recent upgrades we made was installing motorized blinds with @parkcityblindanddesign.⁣In the winter, we can keep our heating bills down (and our spirits up) by letting the sunlight pour into our living room. And, in the summer, our new blinds will make it more comfortable to continue living without air conditioning or a swamp cooler. ⁣⁣In our bedroom, the blackout blinds help ensure a good night’s sleep. We have them programmed with an app to automatically rise when our alarm goes off to help the wake-up process. And we love the sleek, minimal profile of the blinds to preserve our views.⁣⁣I’m really excited about this upgrade, and I can’t wait to continue working on home improvement projects as time and budget allows! We dream of adding solar panels to offset our electrical energy usage. Summer project maybe?

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February 6th, 2020

Thanks for the good times, Taos and @bcorporation. This winter, I’ve been inspired to do everything I can to take action on climate and support women’s leadership in the mountains and beyond. I’m off to LA for @firedrillfriday with @JaneFonda, tomorrow at 11 am at LA City Hall. I’m excited to connect with old friends and new.#firedrillfriday Photos by @taylormboyd, Michael Hawkins and me.

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