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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Gleich was raised in [[Rochester, Minnesota]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Sarah |date=December 22, 2016 |title=From Minnesota hockey kid to western mountaineer |url=https://www.startribune.com/from-minnesota-hockey-kid-to-western-mountaineer/407772726/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref> She and her family moved to [[Salt Lake City]] at the age of 15, where she developed an interest in skiing.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> She graduated with a bachelor's degree, ''cum laude'', in [[anthropology]] in 2010.<ref name=":0" />
Gleich was born in [[Rochester, Minnesota]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Sarah |date=December 22, 2016 |title=From Minnesota hockey kid to western mountaineer |url=https://www.startribune.com/from-minnesota-hockey-kid-to-western-mountaineer/407772726/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref><ref>https://warrenmiller.com/athletes/caroline-gleich</ref> She and her family moved to [[Salt Lake City]] at the age of 15, where she developed an interest in skiing.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> She graduated with a bachelor's degree, ''cum laude'', in [[anthropology]] in 2010.<ref name=":0" />


Gleich advocates for [[environmental justice]] and climate reform.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Pace|first=Barbara|date=2019-10-29|title=U Grad Caroline Gleich: Mount Everest Conqueror, Social Activist|url=https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2019/10/29/caroline-gleich/|access-date=2020-07-04|website=The Daily Utah Chronicle}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-23|title=Protect Our Winters Advocates for Racial Justice in Climate Fight|url=https://www.powder.com/stories/protect-our-winters-racial-justice-climate-fight/|access-date=2020-07-04|website=POWDER Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Some of her work was cited by [[Protect Our Winters]].<ref name=":1" /> She is a supporter of the [https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5435 American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019], and testified in front of Congress in support of the bill.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PODCAST: CAROLINE GLEICH EXPLORES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM|url=https://www.tetongravity.com/story/culture/podcast-caroline-gleich-explores-environmental-justice-activism|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617222610/https://www.tetongravity.com/story/Culture/podcast-caroline-gleich-explores-environmental-justice-activism |archive-date=2020-06-17 |access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.tetongravity.com}}</ref>
Gleich advocates for [[environmental justice]] and climate reform.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Pace|first=Barbara|date=2019-10-29|title=U Grad Caroline Gleich: Mount Everest Conqueror, Social Activist|url=https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2019/10/29/caroline-gleich/|access-date=2020-07-04|website=The Daily Utah Chronicle}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-23|title=Protect Our Winters Advocates for Racial Justice in Climate Fight|url=https://www.powder.com/stories/protect-our-winters-racial-justice-climate-fight/|access-date=2020-07-04|website=POWDER Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Some of her work was cited by [[Protect Our Winters]].<ref name=":1" /> She is a supporter of the [https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5435 American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019], and testified in front of Congress in support of the bill.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PODCAST: CAROLINE GLEICH EXPLORES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTIVISM|url=https://www.tetongravity.com/story/culture/podcast-caroline-gleich-explores-environmental-justice-activism|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617222610/https://www.tetongravity.com/story/Culture/podcast-caroline-gleich-explores-environmental-justice-activism |archive-date=2020-06-17 |access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.tetongravity.com}}</ref>

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Caroline Gleich
Personal details
BornRochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Utah (BS)

Caroline Louise Gleich 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.[1]

Biography

Gleich was born in Rochester, Minnesota.[2][3] She and her family moved to Salt Lake City at the age of 15, where she developed an interest in skiing.[2] 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.[4][5] She graduated with a bachelor's degree, cum laude, in anthropology in 2010.[2]

Gleich advocates for environmental justice and climate reform.[4][5] Some of her work was cited by Protect Our Winters.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] She summited Mount Everest with her husband in 2019, in an effort to promote gender equality in sports.[8] On January 8, 2024, Gleich announced her candidacy for the 2024 United States Senate election in Utah.[8]

References

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