Ice & Mixed Climbing - Fay Manners
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First all-women ascent of Phantom Direct on the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc Massif) with Line van den Berg — a historic ascent that was later included in the Piolets d’Or list of Significant Ascents of 2022.
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Completed the Cassin Ridge on Denali with Michelle Dvorak, one of North America’s most iconic and committing alpine routes.
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Established multiple new climbing routes internationally, including a 405 m multi-pitch in Jordan (Mukatila) and a new bolted route in Morocco (Win Oumalou), showing leadership in opening new terrain.
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New mixed climbing route on Tête aux Chamois (Elles Aussi) in Switzerland — a first ascent by an all-female team that garnered media attention and promoted increased visibility for women in alpine climbing.
Fay Manners, Part 1: Ice Climbing in the French Alps
Selema Masekela heads deep into the French Alps to meet British alpinist Fay Manners - a climber known for forging new routes in some of the world’s toughest mountain terrain.
Fay Manners, Part 2: From Data Scientist to Pro Alpinist
Fay discusses how she walked away from corporate life to chase some of the world’s most treacherous mountains, including a Himalayan ascent that went dangerously wrong at 20,000 feet.