When did you become inspired by the outdoors?
Growing up, my family didn’t go camping and neither did my friends. It wasn’t something that happened in my community. I loved playing baseball and basketball, and I met people that way who introduced me to climbing and skiing. I jumped straight in — nobody explained anything to me, so I had to seek out people within the community who were willing to let me in. It wasn’t until I was 27 that I got a summer job guiding whitewater [rafting]. From there, I jumped at the chance to be a ski instructor over the winter. I just said I wanted to help, and here I am.
What was the process of getting the Full Circle Everest team together?
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