Alison Levine

Alison Levine is a mountaineer and polar explorer known for leading the first American Women's Everest Expedition and for completing the Adventure Grand Slam (climbing the highest peak on each continent and skiing to both North and South Poles). In 2008, she became the first American to complete a 600-mile traverse from west Antarctica to the South Pole while hauling 150 pounds of gear. Despite three heart surgeries and Raynaud's disease, which affects blood flow to her extremities in cold weather, she has achieved multiple first ascents.