Dianette Wells

In this episode, I sit down with Dianette Wells, climber, endurance athlete, and author of Another Step Up the Mountain, to explore the terrain of human experience—one step at a time. Dianette has scaled the highest peaks on every continent and endured some of the world’s most intense adventure races, but her journey is ultimately about far more than physical feats.

We talk about grief and resilience, motherhood and reinvention, and the quiet power of showing up for your life—even when joy feels out of reach. Dianette shares how the loss of her son, Johnny, shaped her, and how she continues to find him in nature, in memory, and in motion.

This episode is filled with reflection, wisdom, and a deep sense of what it means to be alive: to love, to fall, to rise, and to keep moving. Whether it’s climbing literal mountains or facing emotional ones, Dianette’s story is a living reminder that the summit is never the end—it’s just another step.

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