{"id":201435,"date":"2025-12-23T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201435"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:57:57","slug":"a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen","title":{"rendered":"A Spiritual Approach to the Seven Summits with Wasfia Nazreen"},"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\/debce02f-8e98-44ea-bf6c-e864b854f5bb?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wasfia Nazreen is a Bangladeshi mountaineer and human rights advocate known for blending adventure with activism. She is the first Bangladeshi to climb the Seven Summits and the only Bengali to summit K2, one of the world\u2019s most dangerous peaks. Her expeditions serve as spiritual practice and a platform for women\u2019s rights in Bangladesh, earning her National Geographic\u2019s Adventurer of the Year in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Wasfia:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasfianazreen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wasfianazreen\/?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:\/\/pod.link\/1025326955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Mastery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/nikon\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Wasfia Nazreen is a Bangladeshi mountaineer and human rights advocate known for blending adventure with activism. She is the first Bangladeshi to climb the Seven Summits and the only Bengali to summit K2, one of the world\u2019s most dangerous peaks. Her expeditions serve as spiritual practice and a platform for women\u2019s rights in Bangladesh, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32542,"featured_media":201442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1726,1727],"tags":[734,727,541,1452],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-201435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-wild-ideas-worth-living","tag-climbing","tag-latest-posts","tag-podcast","tag-wild-ideas-worth-living"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"A Spiritual Approach to the Seven Summits with Wasfia Nazreen","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/WASK2-e1766535012652.jpeg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/WASK2-e1766535012652.jpeg?fit=6250%2C4240"},"articleSection":"Wild Ideas Worth Living","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jenny Barber"}],"creator":["Jenny Barber"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["climbing","latest posts","podcasts","wild ideas worth living"],"dateCreated":"2025-12-23T15:57:00Z","datePublished":"2025-12-23T15:57:00Z","dateModified":"2026-03-24T19:57:57Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"A Spiritual Approach to the Seven Summits with Wasfia Nazreen\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/a-spiritual-approach-to-the-seven-summits-with-wasfia-nazreen\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/WASK2-e1766535012652.jpeg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/WASK2-e1766535012652.jpeg?fit=6250%2C4240\"},\"articleSection\":\"Wild Ideas Worth Living\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Jenny Barber\"}],\"creator\":[\"Jenny Barber\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"climbing\",\"latest posts\",\"podcasts\",\"wild ideas worth living\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2025-12-23T15:57:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-23T15:57:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-24T19:57:57Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/WASK2-e1766535012652.jpeg?fit=6250%2C4240","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201435"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201440,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201435\/revisions\/201440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201435"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=201435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}