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Hanneke Pols climbed an Austrian peak after battling depression
Hanneke Pols climbed a 2,000-metre peak in Austria this spring with her dog, Terry.
The climb was a major achievement compared with her life a year and a half earlier, when she was depressed and overweight.
She says her diet then consisted of cans of cola and ham-and-cheese croissants.
A support worker helped her see her situation clearly, and that was when things clicked for her.
Pols says there is no pill that fixes everything.
Her experience shows the personal change behind a difficult climb, but no further plans or next steps are given.
Hanneke Pols climbed an Austrian mountain peak at an altitude of 2,000 metres this spring.
The 40-year-old made the climb with her dog, Terry.
About a year and a half earlier, she had been depressed and overweight.
At the time, her diet consisted of cans of cola and ham-and-cheese croissants.
She said it clicked only after a counselor held up a mirror to her.
- Who
- Hanneke Pols, 40, climbed with her dog Terry.
- What
- She climbed an Austrian mountain peak at an altitude of 2,000 metres after battling depression.
- When
- This spring. The article was published on 16 October 2026.
- Where
- An Austrian mountain peak.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Pols was depressed and overweight, and her diet consisted of cans of cola and ham-and-cheese croissants.
Pols climbed an Austrian mountain peak at an altitude of 2,000 metres with her dog Terry.
- Climber
- Hanneke Pols, 40
- Peak altitude
- 2,000 metres
- Location
- Austria
- Climbing companion
- Her dog, Terry
- Earlier condition
- Depressed and overweight about a year and a half before the climb
What people are saying
There is no pill that solves everything
Only when a counselor held up a mirror to me did it click.