By David Smith
May 7, 2021
A mother-daughter duo from Oklahoma hope to become the first American mom-daughter team to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Valari and Jess Wedel are both experienced climbers and started their trek to the world’s highest peak weeks ago. Even more impressive? Jess has overcome ovarian cancer before beginning this challenge.
By @HoustonOnAir
May 7, 2021
What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever done with your mom? You probably haven’t climbed to the world’s highest peak together, but that’s what one mom and daughter from Oklahoma are hoping to accomplish.
Valari and
Jess Wedel hope to become the first American mother-daughter team to reach the top of Mount Everest.
They’re both experienced climbers and they began their trek weeks ago. Everest is the ultimate test for climbers and it’s a challenge for Valari, who’s 61 and has asthma. And Jess has endured multiple surgeries and months of chemo to beat ovarian cancer in recent years. She says, “It feels like part of our healing was coming into the mountains and being able to enjoy each other and have fun and just live life.”
By David Smith
May 7, 2021
A mother-daughter duo from Oklahoma hope to become the first American mom-daughter team to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Valari and Jess Wedel are both experienced climbers and started their trek to the world’s highest peak weeks ago. Even more impressive? Jess has overcome ovarian cancer before beginning this challenge.
By David Smith
May 7, 2021
A mother-daughter duo from Oklahoma hope to become the first American mom-daughter team to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Valari and Jess Wedel are both experienced climbers and started their trek to the world’s highest peak weeks ago. Even more impressive? Jess has overcome ovarian cancer before beginning this challenge.
By David Smith
May 7, 2021
A mother-daughter duo from Oklahoma hope to become the first American mom-daughter team to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Valari and Jess Wedel are both experienced climbers and started their trek to the world’s highest peak weeks ago. Even more impressive? Jess has overcome ovarian cancer before beginning this challenge.