Episode

A Spiritual Approach to the Seven Summits with Wasfia Nazreen

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Wild Ideas Worth Living

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Dec 23, 2025

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1740

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Summary

Wasfia Nazreen is a Bangladeshi mountaineer and human rights advocate known for blending adventure with activism. She is the first Bangladeshi to climb the Seven Summits and the only Bengali to summit K2, one of the world’s most dangerous peaks. Her expeditions serve as spiritual practice and a platform for women’s rights in Bangladesh, earning her National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year in 2014.