What It’s Like to Set Everest + Highpointing Records as a Teenager with Mountaineer Lucy Westlake

Lucy Westlake started mountaineering at 7 years old through a highpointing project. In 2021, she set the record as the youngest person to summit the highest points in all 52 United States, including Denali. At 18, she set a record as the youngest American woman to climb Mount Everest (at the time).Angie and Lucy talk about:Being a competitive athlete starting in elementary schoolTransitioning from running to mountaineering through highpointingHighs (and lows) of climbing the high points of the USABehind the scenes of mountaineering and setting recordsWhat it’s like when other people break your recordsWhy she decided to put aside a Seven Summits and Explorers Grand Slam goalLucy’s research on glaciers in college while being a mountain guideThe impact of ageism, mentorship, and women in mountaineeringSend this episode to a teen who would be inspired by Lucy!Check out these resources:📱 ⁠Lucy on IG⁠➡️ The Cairn Project on IG✨ The Cairn Project's newsletter🥾 ⁠Become a Trailblazer⁠📅 ⁠Summit Scholarship Foundation🎙️ ⁠Share your story on this podcast! Submit for Field Notes here.⁠Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app!Make sure you subscribe to the⁠ ⁠See Her Outside Podcast⁠⁠ so you don’t miss a story!Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure (GEA Alliance).Hosted by Angie Marie Lake and edited by Alyson Castonguay.