Additionally I want to finish my certification as an international mountain guide. For me the Andes , especially in Ecuador, are the perfect place to start climbing big mountains. She began talking about her experiences and the benefits of mountain climbing, which led to paid public speaking gigs. Undoubtedly, on K2 I was tired, especially because I was sick with stomach problems, but I was clear in my mind. Beyond this, I also enjoy rock climbing and other climbing adventures. Weather atop K2 was unusually calm and clear in the early afternoon of July 24 as Carla Perez trudged through glistening snow in a final push to the summit of the world's second-highest peak. You are the first woman from the Americas to climb both Everest and K2 with no Os. A guide for Tahoe-based AlpenGlow Expeditions, Perez climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen in and summited on the same day as Melissa Arnot, from the United States, who also climbed without oxygen. Nearly 9, people have summited Everest , yet only seven have been women without supplemental oxygen. That led to Perez's successful climb of Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest peak 26, feet , without oxygen in