Last ascents: Kitty Calhoun at TEDxMosesBrownSchool
Kitty first roped up in South Carolina at 18. A year later, she started ice climbing while attending University of Vermont which led to winter ascents in the Rockies where her passion for alpine climbing began. While guiding for the American Alpine Institute, she traveled worldwide and climbed dozens of peaks in Peru, Bolivia, Alaska, Argentina, and Nepal. In 1990, she led a successful expedition to climb Makalu — the fifth highest mountain in the world at 27,825' which is located on the border between Nepal and China — becoming the first woman to make the ascent. During her career, Kitty has instructed the Navy Seals, been an instructor for Outward Bound, starred in a climbing documentary called Fire on Ice, received the prestigious Underhill Award for outstanding mountaineering achievement from the American Alpine Club, and created the Mugs Stump Award which grants funds to expeditions who most exemplify a fast and light climbing style. Today, Kitty can be found climbing in and around her home in Castle Valley, Utah or leading worldwide trips for Chicks Climbing, the premier U.S. provider of women's ice and rock climbing clinics, and Patagonia, where she has been a mountaineering ambassador since 2000. More about Moses Brown School: www.mosesbrown.org In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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Nice gal but climate change ? Kili has less snow due to dessication.. less rain.
No warming in 18 yrs globally, record winters in the usa and europe.
Co2 is not a significant driver ... get over this woe is me nonsense.
The soviets have it right - sun cycles are a significant driver of clmate change. -
it will stay with me for a very long time! Thank you.
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Very well done powerful speech. Good job!
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There is only one Kitty, that is for sure. Thanks for addressing this most serious environmental issue. Your presentation was revealing as many have no idea the Himalayan glaciers are retreating so quickly and the repercussions that go with this event. I have chosen to climate change as part of my studies for my masters degree in Environmental Policy. I hope to be able to make a positive impact like you taking your time to explain this dire situation enhancing public awareness. Great job!
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Kitty you are a pioneer, respected by all who know you...admired also... going from Tablerock to Dhaulagiri is a huge journey, but that's not all you did, or are doing...please keep advocating for this planet's survival... too many of us are asleep at the switch...
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Amazing Kitty - thank you! One of your final quotes really hits home, "We share a destiny on Earth where we influence our outcomes, even in the most remote region of the planet." Great insight and something to keep with us each time we embark on an adventure.
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A moving and well researched presentation - congratulations, a well told story.
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:) Strong Job as usual. carry on girl!
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