5: Melissa Arnot Reid

Melissa Arnot Reid, the first American woman to ascend and descend Everest without oxygen, joins Kenton Cool to talk all about Everest, her career and how motherhood has affected her career. Introducing Cool Conversations with Kenton Cool! Every Thursday, legendary adventurer and mountaineer Kenton Cool chats with one of his inspiration friends such as Ant Middleton, Victoria Pendleton CBE and Nirmal Purja (Nims Dai). Get ready for stories about Everest, mountaineering and adventuring as well as tips on motivation and well-being. Kenton Cool is one of the world’s leading high-altitude climbers and also a highly engaging and inspiring motivational speaker. He has successfully climbed Mount Everest fourteen times. Kenton was first introduced to mountaineering when he read about Hillary and Norgay’s first ascent on Mount Everest in 1953.