Article Feature: Sidetracked Magazine: "It's Not About The Summit"

Absolutely thrilled to have been able to share my 'mountaineering journey' with a broader audience and extremely honoured to have it...

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The People You Meet: The Chaudhary Foundation & Encouraging Private Sector Investment to Rebuild Nepal...

"We rise by lifting others."  ~ Robert Ingersoll (American lawyer & political leader) Immediately after the magnitude 7.8 eart...

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The People You Meet Along the Way: A Nation Rebuilding

Nearly six months have passed since the devastating earthquake struck Nepal on April 25th, 2015. Life in the streets of Kathmandu has return...

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"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple." -Dr. Seuss

I’m not going to lie to you. I’m bloody nervous. As I pack my bag for my return to Nepal I can’t help but reflect on everything I’ve learned...

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE: Sometimes I forget that I came to Nepal in April to climb mountains.

Sometimes I forget that I came to Nepal in early April to climb mountains.  At 11.55am on April 25th, 2015 I was on the snow-covered slopes ...

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The People You Meet Along the Way: Time to get my 'Diva' on...! Shishapangma and ChoOyu 2015

Just 7% of sports media coverage is devoted to women. Only 1 in 10 people who enquire about expeditions are women. Research by universities ...

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The People You Meet Along The Way: The 2015 Wellbeing of Women Kilimanjaro Climb

I feel like it’s ‘Groundhog’ day, as I sit here in Arusha, Tanzania with an overpacked duffle bag, packing and unpacking and repacking, remo...

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This Girl Can. Why beef jerky is my caviar...

“My gameface has lipstick on it.” I’ve been tremendously inspired by the recent ‘This Girl Can’ campaign. It’s great to finally see a campai...

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Please support the 2015 Wellbeing of Women Kilimanjaro Climb!

I was a little terror as a child. Between my brothers and I, we did our utmost to test my mothers patience. A farm in rural Canada proved to...

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Feature Article: CK SportsXpress.ca - "From Country Chic to Diva in Down - How rural roots have led to Himalayan heights"

From Country Chic to Diva in Down - Chatham Kent’s Heather Geluk shares how rural roots have led to Himalayan heights… (article featured in ...

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The People You Meet Along the Way: They Didn't ask Me About Knots! The Mountain Training Association (MTA) Autumn Conference

"What’s the common thread between outdoor enthusiasts of all abilities across the world…? What on earth could I share with mountain lea...

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Feature Article: Merrell Pack stories - "Journey, not the Destination - Discovering new cultures while climbing"

"People often ask me why I climb. One of the benefits of mountain climbing is that it helps me to put life into perspective. The sheer ...

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Shifting Sands, Mountains and Mosaics in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Drawing my scarf up over my mouth I attempt to find a happy medium between desperately trying to gasp enough air to breathe and trying not t...

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