Skiing Down the World's Tallest Peaks - Kit Deslauriers

Kit Deslauries is the first person to ski off of the tallest point on every continent. She says that Everest was the last summit and, predictably, it was the most difficult. Mount Aconcogua in South America was also dangerous, as thick snowfall on the Polish glacier created an avalanche hazard while Mount Kilimanjaro didn’t even have snow on her first ascent of the mountain. Deslauriers discusses the importance of a mantra to get herself through scary big mountain descents, and says style points are out the window on Everest: side-stepping down the most treacherous parts is fair game.