Actor and singer Mandy Moore is in a celebratory mood this week, after reaching Everest base camp. Taking to Instagram, the This Is Us revealed that herself and a few friends had made it to the camp accompanied by guide Melissa Reid.
Mandy Moore reached Everest Base Camp. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
Moore was especially complimentary of Reid and her expertise – understandably, given that Reid was the first woman to ascend and descend Everest without oxygen. Moore shared what she learned from completing the challenge as part of a paid partnership with outdoor clothing brand Eddie Bauer with her 3.6 million followers.
“There is so much magic in these mountains,” she captioned her post. “They represent adventure in the grandest form and in a language all their own. It’s impossible to be lucky enough to arrive at the foot of these mammoth peaks and not be attuned to the palpable energy of all of those who came before and lost their lives in these mountains.”
Mandy Moore at Everest base camp. (Instagram)
Pressure breathing became a technique which Moore and her friends relied upon greatly as they scaled the highest peak of the Himalayas. As demonstrated by Reid on the trek, it’s a method used by mountaineers to allow them to breathe at high altitudes. Climbers should take one big breath in, followed by a short sharp exhale out as they continue to ascend. Moore thanked Reid for bestowing her with this life skill as way to ward off altitude sickness. “Her belief in our abilities to keep moving and ultimately make it to the base of the Mighty, Mighty Mt. Everest was so powerful,” she said.
This isn’t the first time Reid has guided Moore on a trek. Earlier this year, Moore went on a four-day trek across New Zealand alongside her husband Taylor Goldsmith. The 35-year-old travelled through Mt Aspiring National Park and snow-capped Black Peak.
On why she enjoys hiking, Moore explained previously that it gives her the opportunity for grounding, connection and recalibration. “There are oh so many metaphors for the challenges and discomfort that one may face on the trail that can be applied to life in a general sense,” she explained. “It can also be a time of quiet reflection, a time to drink in every frame of new terrain, to stand in wonder at the sheer beauty and magnitude of this planet…. it’s truly endless.”
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