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Lydia is a mountaineer and mountain
guide living near Wanaka, in
the South of New Zealand. Her passion is the mountains, whether
they are in the Himalayas, or the Southern Alps. The first woman ever to climb Everest without oxygen, in 1988, Lydia remains the only New Zealander to have achieved this feat. Often asked why she climbs mountains; Lydia describes her love of nature, the simplicity and meaningfulness of life in the outdoors and the sharing of these experiences with other people that attracts her to the mountains. Lydia gives inspiring presentations about adventures, accepting and overcoming challenges to reach the summit. She divides her work time between presentations, and mountain guiding from exploration in Mongolia to Everest. Lydia's Philosophy: Guiding is an opportunity to share the experience of the beauty and wilderness of the mountains with people. A guide enables those with little time or experience to venture safely into environments otherwise too remote or wild. It is a privilege to be a part of and to enable an adventure in a beautiful place, to encourage appreciation of our natural environment, and to share the joys of a life less complicated but certainly meaningful, compared to our normal daily lives. To Lydia, it is the time she shares in the mountains that adds value to her life. |