![]() Also, many women have sent messages of gratitude because my adventures have inspired them, and for me, that is a beautiful gift of life." "I arrived at the summit feeling blessed and lucky to be with some amazing people in my life. "What moves me to climb is passion, not the desire to be first at something, but I am very grateful to become the first to climb both mountains the same year," said Perez, who has climbed five of the world's 12 highest peaks sans oxygen. Great Britain's Alison Hargreaves summited Everest and K2 in 1995, but died descending K2. The 36-year-old became the first woman to successfully climb both Everest and K2 in the same year and just the fourth to reach the summit of both mountains without oxygen. Perez then sat up and gleefully tapped a furled Ecuadorian flag twice against her shoulder. Perez, an Ecuador native who had climbed Everest two months earlier, walked into the waiting embrace of friend Pemba Gelje before dropping to her hands and knees to give thanks and savor one of her biggest dreams. Her boyfriend, Esteban Mena, recorded the moment. Perez, who chose to climb without using supplemental oxygen, flashed a smile while taking her final steps to the top. I can feel their energy and strength transfer to me and discover other sides of myself.Weather atop K2 was unusually calm and clear in the early afternoon of July 24 as Carla Perez trudged through glistening snow in a final push to the summit of the world's second-highest peak.Īt 28,251 feet, K2 is less than 800 feet shorter than Mount Everest, but its harsher climate, steeper slopes and greater avalanche and rock fall danger make it a more difficult and dangerous climb. I’m also inspired by words, I love reading autobiographies because I do the exercise of imagining how their lives were and I put myself in it for a few days. Sometimes I’m walking on the streets and I see an image that leads me to write a song or inspires me to recreate that image in a picture. Where do you draw inspiration from for your work? I see it as when you cook a great meal for your friends you have to dedicate time and little by little you’re building the dish. The patience and effort that it requires is incredible. I am definitely inspired by handcrafting. I’m from a little village near Barcelona, it’s called Argentona and it’s known for its ceramic history. Fighting and working little by little on my purpose.Īuprès is much inspired by the art of handcrafting. What’s your relationship with handwork? When you play an instrument that relationship is quite evident, but would love to know more from your personal experience. I am a strong person and that definitely comes from my upbringing. The way I was raised has always been acknowledging where we come from and sometimes with limits of what I’ve been able to do. I come from a very humble family from different parts of Spain. How do you think your upbringing influenced what you do today? Both are storytellers for me, a way to document my journey. Photography is a moment to meditate, to create without limits, and to express myself through other people and objects. Playing live music is a huge cleanse of my dark thoughts and negative ideas. Music gives me freedom and the sense of exploring and learning about myself. I got into music by dancing and photography because my dad had an old Nikon at home that I used without permission and burnt a lot of film. How did you get into working with these two mediums? And what do they appeal to you? You have a multidisciplinary practice as a musician and photographer. I chose a creative pathway because it is the language I speak and it’s the only way I understand progress and life. I am a very restless person, always trying new things, exploring mountains, and redistributing my room. ![]() There is this thing I love about taking pictures that I can do by myself and in my mind everything makes sense. Later on, I met Jazz Rodríguez and we started the post punk-band MOURN that has been my job for 7 years now. I used to watch video tutorials online and sing covers all day. I found myself singing all the time and making up songs in my head so I decided to learn guitar by myself. ![]() I was a happy kid enjoying sounds, movements and expression. I started my creative trajectory when I was 4 years old and I started dancing Jazz and Ballet. Could you tell me a little about you and your trajectory? What made you choose a creative pathway? ![]()
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