Adventurer with a capital A
It is with a real honour that we welcome this great explorer to the Chlorophylle family. Marie-Pier Desharnais is a high altitude mountaineer who climbs the highest peaks on the planet. She has already conquered several summits, including the highest and most famous, Mount Everest.
Her last ascent was on July 22, 2022. Marie-Pier reached the 2nd highest point on the planet, K2. No Quebecer had ever achieved this feat. She is also one of the few Canadian women to have climbed this 8611 meter mountain located on the China-Pakistan border.
A resilience beyond measure
After the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, at the age of 19, the survivor had to learn at a very young age to deal with her trauma and develop her personal resilience. Resilience has become her profession, as she is now an expert in disaster management and business continuity. Pandemics, natural disasters, cyber-attacks, supply or diplomatic crises, it's all there. Marie-Pier Desharnais is also led to test her own resilience, and in an extreme way, during her expeditions, which are nothing less than real continuous risk management exercises.
The mountain, a therapy
What motivates a woman to go from one summit to another? "The surpassing of oneself, the encounters and above all, the singular energy that the mountain gives me, says the mountaineer. I often say it and repeat it, the mountain is my therapy. Not only is it where I feel most alive, most at peace, but it's also where I am the best version of myself. For her, the mountain is nothing less than a "true mirror of the soul". From expedition to expedition, she transforms herself, she does not hesitate to say. So far, her most beautiful memory is that of her adventure on K2 in the summer of 2022. "This mountain is at the same time big, beautiful, mythical and terrifying, she laughs. It was the highlight of my mountaineering career, and one of the greatest gifts of my life. I have this mountain imprinted on my heart."
Her future projects
At the head of the Apex Woman project, Marie-Pier wishes to raise the profile of women, who are underrepresented in many fields, including mountaineering, by increasing the ratio of women to men on the world's highest peaks. For the last phase of her project, she is currently in Antarctica to climb the highest mountain (Mount Vinson) and also the highest volcano, Mount Sidley.
We will be there to follow her, encourage her and support her during her future expeditions.
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