ADVENTURER

EDUCATOR

ACTIVIST

SPEAKER

ARTIST

@JANE_KANIZ

Jane Kanizay is an adventurer, educator, activist, speaker, artist and ​mother of four who on 14 May 2022 successfully climbed Mt. Everest ​with her 19-year-old daughter. Jane enjoys sharing the highs and lows ​of her Everest experience and the journey of resilience required to ​take on such an immense challenge as a survivor.

Jane climbed with the message of @teachusconsent to campaign for ​holistic consent education in school education curriculum and to ​advocate for the prevention of violence against women.

To have a message to take to the summit provided additional strength ​on the days Jane had reached her physical or emotional limits.

High altitude mountaineering is one of the deadliest sports in the ​world. Jane successfully summited mountains above 6000m plus an ​8000m summit of Cho Oyu, Tibet, to prepare her for the extreme ​environment of Everest, considered to be in the ‘death zone’ above ​8000m where oxygen content is only 34% compared with sea level.

Teach Us Consent

Follow these socials for articulate conversations and safe spaces: @teachusconsent

@learningconsent. @ourwatch. @themancave_aus @thesurvivorhub

Unewsual Podcast

Honoured to have Jane join us as we go through the quiz. A splendid chat with many insights to the challenge ​of a lifetime.

Avila Connect 2022 Edition

From the UN to Mount Everest, fashion, stem, football and robotics…our Avila Alumni are literally kicking goals

Avila International Women’s Day 2022

The Avila College community was delighted to welcome Jane Kanizay (Class of 1987) back as our guest.

MothersandDaughtersPodcast

We hope you enjoy this chat with this incredible mother and daughter

XavChat

Jane Kanizay, Chair of Xavier College Social Justice Network and mountaineer extraordinaire. Being a Xavier ​parent, working with the XSJN, advocating for Teach Us Consent and climbing Everest

Xavier College News:

“As a Mum, when your child has a request to help them you, you say YES...”

TurnedOn: Wild, Free & Sexy in your Midlife

Breaking new ground and trailblazing can be a turn on. It clearly is for Jane Kanizay, Mountaineer, Mother of ​four, and passionate Consent Campaigner.

The Good Weekend; The Two of Us

‘Her vision was blurry’: the mother-daughter duo who conquered Everest. 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.

“It takes a narcissistic parent to push their child into this. Am I doing the right thing?”

Gabby Kanizay becomes youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest in successful summit with her mum ​ABCNews by Guy Stayner

Chiya Guff: Tale of an Aussie mother who conquered Everest (alongside her daughter) | S02 EP17 Nepali - ​Melbourne - Australia Community

Kids News: Daring dream sees our youngest ever climber crest Mount Everest

Outdoors Queensland: Not only did Gabby become the youngest Australian to reach Everest's summit, she ​was also accompanied by her mother, Jane Kanizay, 52.

Why is climbing Everest such a drawcard?

Simon Balderstone, founding chair of the Australian Himalayan Foundation, who, along with Tim ​McCartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer, was part of the first Australian expedition to get to the top of Mount ​Everest in 1984, joined Philip Clark to discuss the breathtaking feat and the mountain's mystical lure. Also, ​Jane and Gabby Kanizay, mother and daughter, climbed Everest together in May last year.

https://adventuremountaintreks.com/the-youngest-australian-to-climb-mount-everest/

We both had a cry as we hugged’: What it’s really like to climb Everest

Jane Kanizay and daughter Gabby, the latter at 19 the youngest Australian to reach the summit of Everest, ​stood on top of the world at sunrise a year ago. They took off their oxygen masks. First, they hugged their ​Sherpas. Then they hugged each other.

Australian Himalayan Foundation: Summit Challenge 2024 Ambassador

Femicide sits at the top of the ​‘pyramid of abuse culture’.

Photo Credits:

@everestpasangsherpa; @tendi_mg; Lhakpa Sherpa; Gabby Kanizay @jane_kaniz @climber.abiral