The founder of the first group of cholita climbers tells us why she'll always wear a skirt to climb a mountain, and the next big summit she's taking on. In a sport of many shoulds and should nots, ...

STORY: These Indigenous women in Bolivia have their sights set on the world’s highest peak. They say they’ve already conquered some of Latin America’s toughest mountains. And hope Everest is next.

HUAYNA POTOSI, Bolivia (Reuters) - Julia Quispe Tincuta remembers the first time she reached the peak of Bolivia's Huayna Potosi mountain, where she and other Aymara Indigenous women had long worked ...

Main image: The final steps to the summit with the Bolivian cholita climbers; Julia and Elena ascending into the sunrise | Credit: Anna Fleming What do you wear to climb a 6000 metre mountain? For the ...