In November 2024, I signed up for the 29029 Everesting challenge, an ultra-endurance hiking event that took place June 6-9, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. The goal was to hike 29029 vertical feet (the equivalent of Mt. Everest) in 36 hours or less. My training officially began in mid-January and I’m proud to say I successfully completed the challenge (all 15 ascents up Bald Mountain) in 34 hours. I promised when I set out to train for this event that I’d be sporadically posting updates on my journey here. “Sporadic” seemed to be the right word - there were a few posts at the beginning of my training, then several after I finished, but I also shared a lot of my learnings along the way via LinkedIn posts. You can check those out here. Thanks to everyone who cheered me on in some way - this has been a truly life-changing experience! Onward and upward.