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a girl. a pacemaker. a mountain.
Pacing Everest
Project
project
Can a girl with a pacemaker summit Mt. Everest?
Armed with no existing protocol and the best medical and mountaineering minds in the world, her team says yes, she can.
Pacing Everest is a highly scientific, data driven and technologically based multi-phase approach to climbing Mt. Everest; a task once only attempted through traditional methodologies.
When applied to the principles of high-altitude climbing, biomedical technology, mountaineering science, and unwavering perseverance, the protocol comes into clearer view.
Traditional does not always lead to success. Scientific and data driven innovation can move mountains. learn more
team
Elizabeth Kostal
Adrian Ballinger
Carla Perez
Esteban "Topo" Mena
Climbs
climbs
pacing test
United States
Shasta 4000m
2023
Completed
3-d ascent
United States
Shasta 4000m
2025
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