Kit DesLauriers Named Adventurer of the Year
- realtygroupjh
- Nov 8, 2014
- 1 min read
Thrilled to Report Kit's Nomination as National Gepgraphic Adventurer of the Year
JOINS OTHER IMPRESSIVE LIST OF ADVENTURERS IN THE TOP TEN OF 2014-2015
The Ski Mountaineer: Kit DesLauriers
A world-class ski mountaineer goes from extreme summits to extreme science in the Arctic wilderness.
“If anything went wrong, there was no way that a rescue could get to us that day, and there was a storm moving in the next day,” remembers ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers.
DesLauriers and her team were ten hours into their ascent of Mount Chamberlin in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), 300 miles from the nearest airport. The snow was unconsolidated, making them sink to their bellies with every step. Loose rocks threatened them from above. They were highly exposed, and they weren’t even sure if the ridge they were on led to the summit.
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