[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 110 (Friday, July 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E688]
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                           KEIRA NICOLE LIPP

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 1, 2022

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Keira Nicole 
Lipp for achieving the new world record for youngest person to ski on 
all seven continents.
  Keira first learned to ski in her home state of Colorado at just two 
years old. She began exploring the slopes of the Rocky Mountains and 
then went on to ski in Italy (Europe), Australia, South Korea (Asia), 
Morocco (Africa), and Antarctica. To prepare for the toughest continent 
in the world, Antarctica, Keira needed to ski at an expert-level and be 
comfortable skiing backcountry. She skied two different sides of a 
nunatak in Antarctica on February 1, 2022. And with her father and 
brother by her side, Keira conquered the snowy slopes of Portillo, 
Chile, skiing her 7th continent at just ten years old and breaking the 
world record--a tremendous and inspiring feat!
  As a courageous elementary school student from Golden, Colorado, 
Keira has shown immense perseverance and determination. She has put in 
countless hours of training even in the summer months when ski resorts 
were closed, skiing small glaciers and permanent snowfields.
  She is now currently working on her next goal of becoming a better 
skier than her father while she is still a kid. I cannot wait to see 
all of her future accomplishments and I wish her all the best.

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