Melissa Arnot
Melissa Arnot is an accomplished mountain guide who has traveled the world. In June of 2016, Melissa set two world records when she summited Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen - becoming the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and broke (her own) world record for the most summits up Everest by an American woman (six climbs total). Melissa used tasc Peformance’s siganture MOSOmerino base layers to stay comfy and warm during her monumental climb.
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MOUNTAIN ASCENTS & Expeditions
92 summits of Mount Rainier | 6 summits of Mount Everest | 3 summits of Aconcagua, Argentina | 5 summits of Cotopaxi, Ecuador | 1 expedition on Mount McKinley | 2 expeditions on Cayambe, Ecuador
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WORLD RECORD HOLDER
First American Woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen | World-record holder for most ascents of Everest by an American woman (6 total)
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GIVING BACK
Melissa is the founder of the Juniper Fund, which provides support and assistance to Nepal families who have lost loved ones to the climbing industry.
Melissa is passionate about climbing and pushing her own limits, but her ultimate joy comes from sharing that journey with others, both while helping them push their limits and get to theirown summit and while sharing the stories from some of the beautiful places in the world.
tasc Performance joins with Melissa in supporting the Juniper Fund, an organization which she co-founded, that provides assistance to individuals, families and communities in underserved countries adversely impacted by their work for the mountain-based adventure industry.
Melissa will once again be wearing tasc’s MOSOmerino base layers for her Fifty Peaks Challenge, as she and fellow climber Maddie Miller, embark on an adventure to climb 50 peaks of the U.S. in 50 days.
Pictured Below: Melissa and her protege Maddie Miller at Louisiana's highest point on July 2, 2016
Images below are from the Fifty Peaks Challenge