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Napa climber Nicole Santiago will attempt to summit Mount Everest this spring after a year of training, hoping to inspire more women to pursue difficult goals.

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Alysa Liu kept busy during the two years she was retired from figure skating: "I did a lot!" The Olympian got her driver’s license, learned to ski, and even trekked to base camp at Mount Everest.

Nepal's ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites span everything, ancient Hindu temples, Buddhist stupas, Himalayan glaciers, and subtropical jungles.

A growing number of women are pushing the limits of endurance sports by climbing mountains, running ultramarathons, and even crossing oceans. Here are a few inspiring stories.

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The Polish mountaineer achieves the Guinness World Record after linking Lhotse and Everest without oxygen in 1 day, 23 hours and 22 minutes, lowering the previous record by five days.