Why This Road: Vanessa O'Brien

Former finance executive Vanessa O'Brien reflects on the turning points that led her from banking to record-setting mountaineering.

A brief, uplifting profile of a woman who left banking behind and climbed into the record books.

After years of working in finance, Vanessa began to question life, and came to the realization that it needed to change. From consumer accounts for many large banking firms, Vanessa began her new journey as a climber—fir

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