Lowa Boots expanded its ambassador team with the addition of hiker Alexandra Garcia.
Garcia works with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy as its Latinx partnerships coordinator and is a founding board member of the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation. She is also an adventure fundraising alumni for The Cairn Project. Garcia’s most notable hikes include:
- Mount Whitney summit, hiker’s route single day, 2021
- Mount Rainier summit via Paradise Gulch and the Cowlitz Glacier, 2021
- “5 in 5”: climbing 5 Colorado Fourteeners in five days, 2020
- Section speed hike of Appalachian Trail through Shenandoah National Park, VA solo/multi-day, 109 miles in 59 hours, 2020
- “6 in 6”: climbing six Colorado Fourteeners in 6 days, 2019
- Presidential Traverse, NH solo/day hike, 2019
- Grand Canyon Rim to Rim, Ariz. solo/day hike, 2018
“Alexandra brings immense passion and dedication to outdoor equality,” says Lesley Christoph, marketing director at LOWA Boots. “Her focus on her craft coupled with the motivation to ensure that everyone can enjoy the outdoors reflects our mission; we couldn’t be happier to have her on our team.”
In addition to Garcia, Lowa ambassadors and pros include Beth Whitman, Sunny Stroeer and Lisa Ballard.
Photo courtesy Lowa
