Kiwi Tales #7: Kylie Krippner - Adventurer, Business Woman, Entrepreneur, Mother
Description
Kylie has climbed and explored all over the world, including being the first New Zealand woman to ski to the South Pole. She has started and run various businesses, and along with her husband Ivan owns and runs Wings and Water - a floatplane company based in Te Anau, New Zealand.
Episode Links:
Wings and Water Website
https://www.wingsandwater.co.nz
0:00 Introduction
9:15 Wings and Water
31:04 Early Life
32:10 Glacier Explorers
45:29 High Places Greenland
50:21 Icetroll Norway
51:47 Antarctica
55:13 Denali Summit
59:32 Soth Pole
1:18:53 Inspiring Young Women
1:23:03 Big Wall Norway
1:30:00 Gaining Flying Experience
1:34:26 U Fly
1:38:09 Alaska Floats & Skis
1:39:37 C208 Amphibian Broome
1:43:04 Starting a Family
1:47:28 Advise for Life
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