On April 16, 2006, the Outdoors section of the Spokesman Review featured an article on KayLeclaire's attempt to conquer the Seven Summits.

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Article Excerpt:

Kay LeClaire of Spokane, who was older than 50 a few years ago when she caught the mountaineering bug while joining her son on a climb of Mount Rainier, is headed for the top of the world...

After enrolling in the Spokane Mountaineers mountain school, LeClaire set her sights on climbing the highest mountain on each continent, a Seven Summits goal she would complete if she reaches the 29,034-foot peak of Everest.