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Roxy Gonzales-Vogel is making a habit out of making history.

She made it big in 2019 after she accomplished one of the fastest ascents ever of Mt. Everest, making it from sea level in her former hometown in Berkeley, Calif. to the top of the tallest mountain in the world in Asia and back in a mere two weeks. 

A year later, she added her name to another elite roster when she climbed to the , completing the extraordinary feat of reaching the highest peaks on each of earth鈥檚 seven continents.

Besides scaling the earth鈥檚 highest mountains, Gonzales-Vogel also has reached the summits of six of the planet鈥檚 tallest volcanoes, the last of which she completed just two days after reaching the top of Mt. Vinson.

Her primary focus this spring is making history of sorts in another way: conducting research on nutrition that aims to improve endurance and performance of athletes in extreme heat. It鈥檚 an area of research where there currently is scant data, particularly for women, and one that could have major implications for adventurists who regularly endure the harshest elements on earth. 

She is conducting her research in familiar territory: Texas Woman鈥檚 University, from which she earned her master鈥檚 degree in exercise and sports nutrition in 2017. She is using a heat chamber at the university to simulate extreme conditions for athletes. Her research is supporting a PhD in exercise physiology she is pursuing at Southern Cross University in Australia. The results of her research also have potential application in her career as a nutrition and performance research manager at GU Energy Labs in California.

Gonzales-Vogel has personal experience in pushing the body to extreme limits in pursuit of the Seven Summits adventure. To prepare for her climb of Everest, she spent three years training: scaling mountains, completing high-altitude, long-distance runs, and working and sleeping in oxygen-limiting quarters to simulate conditions on the world鈥檚 highest peaks. Additionally, she maintained a strict diet and robust exercise regimen to stay in optimum shape.

鈥淔or me it鈥檚 always trying to see if there鈥檚 a limit to what I can do 鈥� and where that limit is. I guess I haven鈥檛 found it yet,鈥� Gonzales-Vogel said.

In addition to the research for her dissertation, Gonzales-Vogel also has her eye on yet another adventure 鈥� and another opportunity for making history: completing the Explorer鈥檚 Grand Slam, which involves climbing to the tallest peaks on each continent and then skiing to the last degree of the South and North Poles.

She continues on a meticulous training program even while conducting daily research. If plans come to fruition the way she hopes, Gonzales-Vogel will be heading to the North Pole in April 2023.

She hopes her achievements serve to inspire others who may not think they have the spirit to embark on their own adventures. 

鈥淵our mind is so much stronger than you think, and even if things are not going the way you want them to 鈥� and it鈥檚 not how you had envisioned it turning out 鈥� you always have a little bit left in reserve,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o you can always count on yourself to get through it.鈥�