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Stories of passion, adventure and how to build a life in the mountains we love.


Kirra Balmanno is one of those people who seems happiest when she's moving through the mountains. An accomplished ultrarunner and endurance adventurer, she's raced everywhere from the Alps to the Himalayas, but she's also passionate about sharing those experiences with others through her company, Run High, where she leads trail running adventures in some of the world's most spectacular places. Alongside that, she somehow balances life as a veterinarian with a calendar full of ambitious mountain projects. In this conversation we explore why running is such a powerful way to experience wild places, what draws her back to high-altitude adventures time and time again, and why the mountains have a remarkable ability to simplify life.
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