Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler
Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler
Climbing Mountains
27 minutes Posted Jul 27, 2023 at 9:00 am.
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Treacherous mountain ascents like Everest have long been mythologized by men. But this week, Lale chats with two women who are achieving extraordinary feats at high altitudes: Jen Peedom, an award-winning Australian film director, who makes documentaries about mountaineering, and Sasha DiGiulian, a professional rock climber who went from winning indoor competitions to going on treacherous outdoor climbs that led her to accomplish 28 First Female Ascents around the world, including a First Female Ascent on the North Face of the Eiger, the highest wall of the Alps.

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