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What It’s Like to Set Everest + Highpointing Records as a Teenager with Mountaineer Lucy Westlake
Lucy Westlake started mountaineering at 7 years old through a highpointing project. In 2021, she set the record as the youngest person to summit the highest points in all 52 United States, including Denali. At 18, she set a record as the youngest American woman to climb Mount Everest (at the time).
Angie and Lucy talk about:
Being a competitive athlete starting in elementary school
Transitioning from running to mountaineering through highpointing
Highs (and lows) of climbing the high points of the USA
Behind the scenes of mountaineering and setting records
What it’s like when other people…
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