{"id":202693,"date":"2026-09-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=202693"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T22:28:00","slug":"climbing-and-skiing-the-seven-summits-with-kit-deslauriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/climbing-and-skiing-the-seven-summits-with-kit-deslauriers","title":{"rendered":"Climbing and Skiing the Seven Summits with Kit DesLauriers"},"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\/f753cd8d-f177-4a22-8f6c-0b60c13476e6?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/climbing-and-skiing-the-seven-summits-with-kit-deslauriers\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kit DesLauriers is a ski mountaineer, two time Freeride World Champion, and the first person to climb and ski down the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each continent. She completed the historic project in 2006, cementing her place as one of the most accomplished ski mountaineers in the world. A National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and member of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, Kit has spent her career pushing the limits of human powered adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Kit:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kitdeslauriers.com\/\">Website<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kitdski\/?hl=en\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Kit&#8217;s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1680515357\/ref=asc_df_16805153571786964400000?tag=146981-kitdeslauriers-20&amp;creative=395261&amp;creativeASIN=1680515357&amp;linkCode=asn&amp;ascsubtag=srctok-ef348fe01fc53be2&amp;btn_type=pt&amp;btn_ref=srctok-ef348fe01fc53be2\"><em>Higher Love: Climbing and Skiing the Seven Summits<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsors:<\/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<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/smartwool\/c\/all\">Smartwool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/salomon\/c\/all\">Salomon<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Kit DesLauriers is a ski mountaineer, two time Freeride World Champion, and the first person to climb and ski down the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each continent. 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