She found fulfillment as a climbing guide, valuing the opportunity to share her knowledge and teaching climbing involves patience, emphasizing safety, using breathwork, and offering reassurance during climbs to ease fears, especially with beginners, Heidi

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Heidi Wirtz is one of the country’s few prominent female adventure climbers. She has been climbing for over twenty years, letting her passion for adventure and exploration lead her to places such as Nepal, Morocco, Jordan, Siberia, Tasmania, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, Pakistan, South America, Canada etc. Heidi has pioneered new routes up unclimbed big walls and mountains and pushed the limits of female exploration.

She is known in the United States as Heidi Almighty for her bold and technical climbing as well as speed ascents in Yosemite Valley. Heidi is also known for her philanthropic work and her passion for yoga. She is co-founder of Girls Education International (girlsed.org), an organization that helps bring education to women and girls in under-served areas throughout the world.

Heidi is also co-founder of Earth Play Retreats (www.earthplayretreats.com), an adventure/yoga retreat service that empowers people to find there true potential and to connect with nature in a deeper more meaningful way.