Caroline Gleich

American skier, mountaineer, and environmental activist (born 1985)
Caroline Gleich
Occupation(s)Skier, mountaineer, environmentalist
Political partyDemocratic

Caroline Gleich is an American skier, mountaineer, and environmentalist. She advocates for environmental justice and climate reform. Gleich is the Utah Democratic Party's nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election.[1]

Biography

Gleich was raised in Rochester, Minnesota.[2] She and her family moved to the state of Salt Lake City at the age of 15, where she developed an interest in skiing.[2] Both of her parents are physicians at the University of Utah. Gleich decided to become an activist during her senior year in college after enrolling in a course on American national government.[3][4] She graduated with a bachelor's degree, cum laude, in anthropology in 2010.[2]

Gleich advocates for environmental justice and climate reform.[3][4] Some of her work was cited by Protect Our Winters.[4] She is a supporter of the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019, and testified in front of Congress in support of the bill.[5]

In addition to her activism, Gleich is a professional skier and mountaineer. In 2017, she became the first woman and fourth skier to ski all 90 lines of the Chuting Gallery, a series of skiing slopes in the Wasatch Mountains.[6] She summited Mount Everest with her husband in 2019, in an effort to promote gender equality in sports.[7] On January 8, 2024, Gleich announced her candidacy for the 2024 United States Senate election in Utah.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Utah Democrats nominate Caroline Gleich for Senate, Katrina Fallick-Wang for House," ABC4.com, April 27, 2024
  2. ^ a b c Barker, Sarah (December 22, 2016). "From Minnesota hockey kid to western mountaineer". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. ^ a b Pace, Barbara (2019-10-29). "U Grad Caroline Gleich: Mount Everest Conqueror, Social Activist". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. ^ a b c "Protect Our Winters Advocates for Racial Justice in Climate Fight". POWDER Magazine. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  5. ^ "PODCAST: CAROLINE GLEICH EXPLORES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM". www.tetongravity.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  6. ^ "Caroline Gleich completes McLean's Wasatch Chuting Gallery". Backcountry Magazine. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  7. ^ a b "World-renowned ski mountaineer, environmental activist running for Utah's open Senate seat". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2024-01-08.
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