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When I was a little girl growing up in the Midwest, I spent all my time daydreaming about being in the mountains. On our family vacations, I found a powerful sense of belonging while backpacking with my dad and brothers and skiing with my mom. Those experiences taught me how to be confident, how to be aggressive and how to make my voice heard. And those lessons were the gifts I needed the most. I use them every day (especially on a day like this, approaching the summit of Mt. Whitney via the East Buttress). #OptOutside. Created in partnership with @REI #sponsored
