About Zero to Everest

5 summits. 1 mission.

In November of 2008 my youngest sister’s father died of a heart attack while at the gym, just 49 years old. She struggled to cope with the barrage of feelings and felt like she was alone. Camp Erin has helped her immensely and taught her that she is not alone in grief. Over the next 2 years, I am climbing 5 major peaks to help raise awareness of Camp Erin: Mt. Rainier, Denali, Aconcagua, Cho Oyu, and Everest.

“They said I would never run a marathon.”

Diagnosed with congenital heart disease at just 6 weeks old, doctors said I would never run a marathon. Twenty years after undergoing life-saving open heart surgery I’m ready to take on the world. Join me, Skylar Givens, as I train, prepare and attempt to become the youngest person in the world with heart disease ever to scale Mt. Everest.