Memorial professor brings the mountain to her classroom

By Léo Charbonneau. Mountain climber TA Loeffler says she wants to inspire people to be more active and to have big dreams.
Climbing mountains has its own intrinsic appeal, but Memorial University Professor TA Loeffler recognizes that it is also a powerful metaphor, which adds to its attraction among the public. “People have their own relation to the idea of the mountain and having an ‘Everest,’ and what that means to them,” she says. More...