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The thing that I've always believed is that you have to follow your passion, and if climbing is your calling in life and your craft, to not do it is a tragedy. I am always going to encourage my children to follow their passions and dreams, whatever they are.

Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.

My mother never really thought I could become anything.

Climbing is a journey without culmination.

I happily claim expertise in no single aspect of climbing, which is what has kept the passion burning hot all these years.

I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.

I never turned down a mother role.

Every mother I've ever met, pretty much without exception, is doing the best job she can ever do.

Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine.