Women Peaking

When author Loree Burns moved in next door to Michelle Maron in Westport, the two were connected by little more than property lines and the friendship of their adult sons. Now, three summers later, they are in the midst of an inspirational collaboration, an experimental mission to summit the Adirondack High Peaks and survive to share their experiences in a podcast called womenPEAKING: Friends Climbing Through Midlife.