Join the Explorers Club and famed alpinist Melissa Arnot Reid for a first hand account of her journey to become the first American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen.
In May of 2016 Melissa Arnot Reid became the first American woman to summit Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen. It was her sixth summit of the peak and the culmination of nine seasons of working as a mountain guide on Everest and around the world. The journey to arriving at the summit, and surviving the descent, was one filled with physical and emotional challenges that required her to dive deep into her own motivation for being there and face the truth of the life and death stakes of trying something nearly impossible. To celebrate the release of her memoir, ENOUGH: CLIMBING TOWARD A TRUE SELF ON MOUNT EVEREST, Melissa will share the story behind her motivation, the road to being ready, and the details of her historic climb–most of which have never been shared publicly. A story of personal reflection, growth, and healing on the highest peak on earth containing lessons learned in the mountains, but of use to everyone regardless of what your own mountain is in life.
This in-person event at the Explorers Club Headquarters will include an audience Q&A. Books will be available for purchase.
Streaming live here on explorers.org, our YouTube Channel, and our Facebook Live — Monday, March 31st at 7:00 pm ET.
RESERVATIONS
This will be an in-person lecture at Explorers Club Headquarters.
In-person tickets are $20 for Members, and $35 for the General Public.
Check-in will begin at 6:00 pm, with a beer and wine reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Melissa Arnot Reid
Melissa Arnot Reid is a mountain guide, athlete, speaker and author. She is the first American woman to successfully summit and descend Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. She has climbed the world’s highest peak six times. Known as a determined, hard-working and enthusiastic teacher, Melissa has devoted her life to learning from the mountains and sharing that knowledge with others through guided trips, story sharing and adventure.
In 2012 Melissa co-founded The Juniper Fund to provide financial support to families of local workers killed in the mountains of Nepal, and she continues to be actively involved with the fund.
Melissa lives in the Methow Valley of Washington State with her husband, Tyler and their two kids. They spend their time playing in the mountains, trading off child wrangling and running their respective guide services.
