The skiing and mountaineering communities are coming together to mourn the loss of Kasha Rigby, who tragically passed away in an avalanche on February 13, 2024. Rigby was skiing in the "Eagle's Nest" section of the Ski Center in Brezovica, Kosovo. Photographer/writer Mary McIntyre has penned the .
As Sunmaya Budha crossed the finish line in second place at last month's Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc's Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC) race, fans cheered and shared in the joy of her moment. It might have been 100 kilometres from the start line, but it was symbolically a million miles from where she began her life, in a society that seemed not.