Podcasts Sports Wilderness Backpacker Radio #5 - Shailee Basnet on Summiting Everest, The AT vs. PCT, and Thru-Hiking Purism

#5 - Shailee Basnet on Summiting Everest, The AT vs. PCT, and Thru-Hiking Purism

Published: March 13, 2018, 9:42 p.m.

Curious what it's like to go from someone who never hikes to summiting Mt. Everest?\xa0

Enter Shailee Basnet.\xa0\xa0

After growing up with "the secret dream to go out and play" in the face of a culture that discourages women from doing so, Basnet was presented with the opportunity to summit Everest.\xa0 She took it, and has never looked back.\xa0 Since conquering the tallest mountain on earth, Basnet spearheaded the Seven Summits Women Team, which became the first female team in the world to climb the highest peak in each continent.

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