To follow our project, check out Ricardo's Facebook page for live musical performances; Ulyana's Facebook page for weekly "Science Wednesday" blogs; and both of our pages for posts on our training, workouts, and climbs. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see summit trip reports, music videos (some shot on location), and short science films.

Ricardo Peña, mountain guide and professional musician, and Ulyana Horodyskyj Peña, scientist and mountaineer, are on a journey to climb the 155 summits described above. You can see their progress on the Adventure Log page.

Through the pursuit of this mission, we believe ‘Summits, Songs and Science’ can bring more fulfillment and happiness to people’s lives in the following ways:

Through mountaineering, we would like to inspire people to have a healthier lifestyle with regular exercise, proper nutrition and contact with nature.

Through music, we would like to promote the value of culture. More specifically, we want to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of great musical works of a wide variety of musical styles and of great musicians around the world.

Through science, we would like to share fascinating scientific facts and show the value of scientific and rational thinking in everyone’s lives. We firmly believe much of human suffering and conflict stems from irrational thinking, dogmatism and misinformation. We believe rational thinking and education are one big part of the solution to these problems.

The other main purpose of our mission is to CONNECT people locally, nationally and internationally to counteract the divisive thinking trends of our times and to illustrate the commonality of all human beings.

To do this, we are sharing this grand adventure with the public through social media and email dispatches, as well as engaging the participation of many people around the country and around the world.

For each peak we climb we create three small dispatches:

1.       A mini trip report with photos, video and a brief narration of the climb or a brief text with details.

2.      A video of a live musical performance featuring Ricardo and, when possible, local musicians from the region where we are climbing; or a video featuring Ricardo’s band performing a song that is relevant to the place or inspired by it.

3.  Ulyana’s Science Shorts: short, fun and informative science videos or social media posts inspired and/or related to the peak or the region where we are climbing. These shorts will also illustrate the importance and benefits of scientific and rational thinking.



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Ricardo at 26,000' on Mount Everest (May 2017)

Go to Adventure Log to see our past and upcoming climbs. You can find the related videos by clicking on any of the peak names.

Go to our 155 Summits page to see the complete list of peaks. You can also find the related videos by clicking on any of the peak names

The Index of Videos is another way to easily find specific videos. You will find them categorized by trip reports, music videos and Uly's science shorts
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Join the adventure! With your donation you will support our mission and receive all our dispatches for each high point we reach: the trip report, Ricardo's music video, and Ulyana's Science Shorts. Making a donation is fast, easy, and much appreciated!

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