“I’m graduating, I’m turning 18, I’m still working a job I need in order to afford college. I’m going to college in three months. I’m moving from my childhood house of 16 years. On Baker, taking that time to stop and look around me, I was like, ‘I haven’t done that since he died.’”
Carly Dykes
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Carly Dykes is a mountaineer, University of Washington student, and 2024 Summit Scholarship recipient who climbed Mt. Baker in Washington last June.
Just before Carly turned 18, her dad died from cancer. Carly shares how she found solace in the mountains, why she decided to climb Mt. Rainier in his memory, and the life-changing experience of an all-women’s expedition up Mt. Baker through the Summit Scholarship Foundation.
We spoke with Carly on the See Her Outside Podcast.
Carly and Angie talked about:
- Grief, growth, and the healing power of the outdoors
- What it’s like to climb Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker as a beginner
- Why all-women’s climbing teams matter in a male-dominated sport
- How Carly is paying it forward by helping more women get into mountaineering
- Baker recap: a birthday summit, glacier school, and mountain sisterhood
- Coexisting with rather than conquering the mountain
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