Caroline Gleich

Caroline Louise Gleich (born 1985/1986)[1] is an American skier, mountaineer, and environmentalist. She advocates for environmental justice and climate reform. Gleich is the Utah Democratic Party's nominee in the 2024 United States Senate election.[2]

Caroline Gleich
Personal details
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Utah (BS)

Biography

Gleich was born in Rochester, Minnesota.[3][4] She and her family moved to Salt Lake City at the age of 15, where she developed an interest in skiing.[3] Both of her parents are physicians at the University of Utah. Gleich decided to become an activist during her senior year in college after enrolling in a course on American national government.[5][6] She graduated with a bachelor's degree, cum laude, in anthropology in 2010.[3]

Gleich advocates for environmental justice and climate reform.[5][6] Some of her work was cited by Protect Our Winters.[6] She is a supporter of the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019, and testified in front of Congress in support of the bill.[7]

In addition to her activism, Gleich is a professional skier and mountaineer. In 2017, she became the first woman and fourth skier to ski all 90 lines of the Chuting Gallery, a series of skiing slopes in the Wasatch Mountains.[8] She summited Mount Everest with her husband in 2019, in an effort to promote gender equality in sports.[9] On January 8, 2024, Gleich announced her candidacy for the 2024 United States Senate election in Utah.[9]

References
  1. https://www.ksl.com/article/50962809/caroline-gleich-wants-to-change-what-people-think-a-senator-should-look-like
  2. "Utah Democrats nominate Caroline Gleich for Senate, Katrina Fallick-Wang for House," ABC4.com, April 27, 2024
  3. Barker, Sarah (December 22, 2016). "From Minnesota hockey kid to western mountaineer". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  4. https://warrenmiller.com/athletes/caroline-gleich
  5. Pace, Barbara (2019-10-29). "U Grad Caroline Gleich: Mount Everest Conqueror, Social Activist". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  6. "Protect Our Winters Advocates for Racial Justice in Climate Fight". POWDER Magazine. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  7. "PODCAST: CAROLINE GLEICH EXPLORES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM". www.tetongravity.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  8. "Caroline Gleich completes McLean's Wasatch Chuting Gallery". Backcountry Magazine. 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  9. "World-renowned ski mountaineer, environmental activist running for Utah's open Senate seat". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2024-01-08.
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