In the spring of 2018, Anna became the first female paraplegic to summit Mount Hood and ski down independently in a sit ski provided by Hawkeye. We will follow Anna this year as she continues her Climb On Project - tackling a first ascent of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of Washington State.
Anna’s story illustrates a strong and unyielding leader. She brings a lighthearted and comical attitude to her relentless ambition - taking on challenges, dreaming bigger adventures, and having fun, while defying what others deem impossible.
Through her 20s, Anna was working and living in the backcountry full-time, scrambling over scree fields and battling through mountain mahogany to track mountain lions through the northern Sierra Nevada and surrounding ranges. She spent her free time road-tripping across the west, exploring remote granite monoliths, climbing sandstone cliffs, and absorbing all the freedoms, which only these wild places could provide. Nature was an essential part of her diet, and after a paralyzing climbing fall, that nutrient was nearly taken away.
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