{"id":200986,"date":"2025-10-28T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200986"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:55:47","slug":"summiting-all-8000-meter-peaks-with-tracee-metcalfe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/summiting-all-8000-meter-peaks-with-tracee-metcalfe","title":{"rendered":"Climbing the 14 Highest Peaks in the World with Tracee Metcalfe"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/2169146a-282c-4207-bd7e-a15c59afb022?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/summiting-all-8-000-meter-peaks-with-tracee-metcalfe\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2024, Tracee Metcalfe became the first American woman to climb all 14 of the world\u2019s tallest mountains, each towering above 8,000 meters. Her journey demanded years of preparation and survival in some of the most unforgiving conditions\u2014from the deadly slopes of Annapurna to the steep walls of K2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Tracee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/traceelmetcalfe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mountainmd13\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camp Monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/fis-1269163994\/our-common-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Common Nature<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rei.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0caFXw06aJXDzvw?s_origin=wildideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take the 5-minute Listener Survey!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript In October 2024, Tracee Metcalfe became the first American woman to climb all 14 of the world\u2019s tallest mountains, each towering above 8,000 meters. 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