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Summit Squad Pairs Psychological and Physical Growth

The Summit Squad is a group of women who are navigating the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents. They will be accompanied by a film crew from a nonprofit of the same name, who document their journey and share their story with the world. The members come from culturally and geographically diverse backgrounds throughout the United States and have varying fitness levels and degrees of experience in extreme sports. Personnel from the in-person and online fitness platform - Sweat to Change - oversee training, as a group or independently, using whole-body exercises and elements from CrossFit. Trainees also develop a tolerance for decreased oxygen levels at high altitudes by wearing an altitude mask during workouts.

The documentary crew asks about their struggles while recording the participants’ physical development. Each member aims to overcome mental health challenges and societal pressures, deriving strength and life lessons from each training session and successful mountain summited. The group uses their journey to fund charities like Marshal Plan for Moms. The hikers and film crew climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in August 2022 and released the full trailer of their journey in 2023.
Summit Squad Pairs Psychological and Physical Growth
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