#002 Alyssa Azar | World-Record Mount Everest Summiteer

Hello beautiful people

At the age of 8 Alyssa was the youngest person to complete the grueling Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, at the age of 10 she trekked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, at the age of 14 she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and at the age of 19 she climbed to the top of Mount Everest, which awarded her with a record for being the youngest Australian to complete such a feat. 

Personally though, what I found the most fascinating about Alyssa was that in all her success, there was a point where it became less about the hype that came with breaking records and more of an intentional journey of self-exploration. At the age of 21, Alyssa became the youngest woman in the world to climb both the North and South Routes of Mount Everest, but amongst all the media available on Alyssa, this world-record breaking achievement was noticeably less spoken about. Naturally I asked the question why, and it is in this podcast that Alyssa shares openly about that turning point where she felt the need to connect with herself again and what she loved doing, outside of the attention she normally received. She speaks about the importance of being clear on your identity through separating what you do from who you are, and she shares vulnerably and courageously her experience with depression that was primarily due to her sense of directionless post-Everest and the pressure of people asking, “What’s next?” 

* Note: I had a little challenge with the audio; please bare with it as I tried my best with the new skills I am developing. What an opportunity to say, I’m human :)

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