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Lori
Schneider
Mountain Climber, Teacher, Lifelong Learner,
Inspirational Speaker for Adults and Youth |
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 Lori
Schneider developed a bad case of wanderlust when she was 15 years
old. She traveled to the corners of the earth in search of unique
cultures, people, and challenging experiences. Lori graduated from
an all-women’s college in 1978 and began a twenty-year teaching
career, working with special education children, as well as
kindergarten and first grade students. In 1999, at the age of
forty-three, Lori developed something else. She awoke one morning with
numbness in over 50% of her body. Within two months, it had spread
throughout her entire body. The doctors uttered two little letters
from an alphabet she had recited so many times - MS. When the
crippling shock of the Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis wore off, Lori
decided to accelerate
her
love of travel and mountains, and set out to climb the highest peak
on each continent.
With the highest peaks in Africa, Europe, South America,
North America, Australia, Antarctica, and Asia under her belt, Lori
became the first person in the world with MS to conquer the "Seven
Summits". Lori’s message to adults and children alike, reminds us
that if we believe, we can achieve.
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Life Experience |
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Graduate
of Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, class of 1978 with degrees in
Special Education K-12 and Elementary Education K-8
20 years of teaching experience in Special Education and Elementary
Education in Iowa and Colorado.
World traveler with visits to over 50 countries on the continents
of Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, Antarctica, South America and North America.
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Outdoor Experience |
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Lori lived in Steamboat Springs,
Colorado for 20 years and enjoyed
hiking, kayaking, skiing, mountain
climbing and running. A few of
her other passions are scuba diving
and
white water rafting with her
father. She
now lives in Bayfield, Wisconsin
where she enjoys cross-country
skiing, kayaking, hiking and
running.
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2002 2003
2006
2008
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Chicago Marathon 26.2 miles
Chicago Marathon 26.2 miles
Duluth MN, Grandma's Marathon
26.2 miles
Great Wall Of
China Marathon 13 miles
Sydney Harbour
Bridge Climb
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Mountain
Climbing Experience |
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1993 |
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa 19,340 ft. 6
days |
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1993 |
Ruwenzori
Mountains of the Moon, East Africa 13,000 ft.
1 week |
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1993 |
Annapurna Circuit & Base Camp, Nepal,
Asia 17,771
ft. 5 week
trek
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1994 |
Torres del
Paine, Patagonia, South America 100 mile circuit
4000 ft. 10 days |
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1994- |
1998 Rocky Mountains of Colorado, multiple adventures and
hiking |
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1998 |
Haute
Route, 110 mile hike from Chamonix, France to
Zermatt, Switzerland
over 11 mountain passes above 10,000 ft.
10 days |
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2000 |
Mt.
Aconcagua, South America 22,841 ft. 3 weeks |
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2000 |
Mera Peak,
Nepal, Asia 21,247 ft. 3 weeks |
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2002 |
Mount Elbrus, Russia, Europe 18,540 ft.
2 weeks |
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2005 |
Ixta Volcano, Mexico 17,200 ft. 1 week |
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2005 |
Nevado de Toluca Volcano, Mexico 15,000 ft.
1 week |
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2006 |
Denali West Buttress route, Alaska, North
America 20,320
ft.
3 weeks |
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2008 |
Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales, Australia
7,310 ft. 2 days |
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2008 |
Vinson Massif, Antarctica 16,067 ft. 3 weeks |
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2009 |
Mount Everest, Nepal,
Asia 29,035 ft. 2
months |
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2011 |
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa 19,340 ft.
7 days |
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