In May, Gabby Kanizay became the youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest. Her exhausted but elated mum was by her side.
Educator Jane Kanizay has four kids; Gabby Kanizay is the self-confessed “naughty one” who has always pushed boundaries. In May, with her mum by her side, Gabby became the youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest.
For me, the climb was physically more challenging, and emotionally I was hurting because my marriage broke down last year. I cried a lot – and I was scared. We passed two bodies and that was unnerving. I was less worried about Gab dying because I knew she was so capable, but I worried about how long it was going to take me. I’m a cautious thrill-seeker.
When we got to Camp 4 [the last camp before the final climb], I was thinking, “I don’t have time to recover before I leave for the summit tonight.” Gabby gave me a serve: “We’ve trained forever for this. Why are you being so negative?” After a sleep, it was like, “Thanks for the pep talk, Gab.” The roles had reversed.For the summit push, the chance of coordinating our arrivals was slim. Gabby left three hours after I did and got up there in seven; I took 10.
We’ve always been close, but the mountains made us closer. You share a tent, so we’d stay up giggling, telling stories. There’s nothing she doesn’t know about me and I know a lot about her. It’s more of a friendship up there because she doesn’t do my laundry or cook for me; she’s not telling me off.Mum found Everest really tough. At one point she said, “I’m done. This is your dream, not mine.” I remember asking, “Do you even like mountaineering?” because it’s supposed to be hard.
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