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Why one woman is taking on the worlds highest peaks

We all have something that scares us, and facing that thing is often no easy task.

For Eva Steinwald, that meant confronting a fear of heights and ultimately climbing Everest, one of the tallest mountains in the world. 

And she’s not stopping there; in fact, she’s determined to climb the Seven Summits all by the time she turns 70.

Steinwald joined Idaho Matters to talk more about this challenge.

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