SnowBrains Podcast #41 | Kit DesLauriers – 1st Person to Ski All of the “Seven Summits,” National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, 2-Time Freeskiing Champion

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My guest today is Kit DesLauriers:

  • Kit was the very first person to ski from each of the legendary Seven Summits – the highest peaks on every continent
  • She was the first woman to have won 2 consecutive World Freeskiing Champion titles in 2004 and 2005
  • Kit was the 2015 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
  • In 2019 she was inducted into the US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame
  • Kit has been on the North Face Global Athlete Team since 2005

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The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #41 – Kit DesLauriers – The 1st Person to Ski All of the “Seven Summits”, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, 2-Time Freeskiing Champion

Recorded on October 3, 2022, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Idaho (Kit DesLauriers).

This episode was edited by Jared White

Music by Chad Crouch

Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

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