Episode 2: Sunny Stroeer on women's empowerment through mountaineering, extreme career changes, and pursuing a life of passion

Social Sport

English - April 06, 2020 10:59 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 1: CC Téllez on visibility for LGBTQ athletes, running as activism, and counting yourself in

Next Episode: Episode 3: Maddie Phaneuf on Olympic Biathlon, Climate Change Action, and Mental Health

Sunny is a record-setting adventure athlete; esteemed photographer; and a vocal advocate for women’s empowerment. Sunny holds a BA and an MBA from Harvard University and worked in consulting until 2015, when she quit her corporate job, moved into her van, and began trail running and rock climbing full-time. Sunny holds fastest known times on the Anapurna circuit; in the Colorado Rockies, and on Mount Aconcagua, which is the highest mountain outside of Asia.
Her outdoor photography has been featured in National Geographic, Trailrunner Magazine, Outside Online, and Forbes. The founder of AWE expeditions and the Summit Scholarship, Sunny leads all-women’s mountaineering trips and works to empower women from all walks of life with the opportunity of mountaineering.
Discussed in this episode:
-Sunny's life change:

"This Harvard MBA Quit Bain To Embrace #VanLife," Poets and Quants
"A Woman on a Mission to Integrate the Boys Club of Action Sports," NBC News

-AWE Expeditions runs all-women high mountain trips across all three continents, you can follow on Instagram @awexpeditions
-The Summit Scholarship makes high altitude mountaineering accessible to women from all walks of life.
-Sunny's Fastest Known Times
-Dreamland Safari Tours, based in Kanab, Utah, provides scenic off-road adventure tours
-Follow Sunny on Instagram @sstroeer or visit her website http://www.sunnystroeer.com

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