Fernanda Maciel - The woman behind the world record, ultra runner, lawyer, inspiration
Fernanda is a Brazilian ultra runner, climber, adventurer and world record breaker being the first woman to run up and down the highest mountain in South America, Aconcagua 6.962m in just 22h52min, also the first Female world Record holder for running up and down the highest mountain of Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro at 5895m in only 10h06min. She’s a Brazilian Jujitsu and Capoeira fighting champion who was also a dynamic gymnast, then started trail racing as a teenager. Fernanda is not just a spectacular athlete she is also a nutritionist and an environmental lawyer, combining her love for nature into her work to help protect our natural environment