Instagram<\/a>, show years of travel and outdoor adventure, including hiking to Mount Everest base camp, swinging through the jungle in Costa Rica and sightseeing in Jordan.<\/p>\nHer most recent trip, a hike up Broad Peak \u2014 the world\u2019s 12th-tallest mountain \u2014 was her last.<\/p>\n
Kaitlin Anthony, a close friend of Geis, said her adventurous spirit was only part of who she was.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the thing that stands out the most is she is one of the kindest, kindest spirits,\u201d Anthony said.<\/p>\n
Anthony said the two were born about a month apart and were close from the start.<\/p>\n
\u201cI consider her to be more than just a friend. She is absolutely family and a sister to me on so many levels,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Geis attended St. Mary\u2019s Hall, and Anthony went to Alamo Heights, but she said their friendship continued through different schools, college in different parts of the country and into their 20s and 30s. She described Geis as someone who never did anything halfway \u2014 from school and sports to opening her own Pilates studio.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never knew how she juggled everything, but she managed to with a lot of grace and humility,\u201d Anthony said.<\/p>\n
Anthony said she noticed Geis\u2019 goals shift as she neared the end of her 30s.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe sort of just made a decision that she wanted to start experiencing adventure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Geis later closed her studio and began traveling and mountaineering, Anthony said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you see that smile from ear to ear on top of whatever mountaintop or in whatever place she was in the world, you can tell the joy that she was experiencing, and that\u2019s infectious,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Anthony said she does not want to focus on how Geis died, but said it comforts her to know her friend was doing something she loved.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you love someone to the capacity that we love Mallory, they never truly leave you because you keep their spirit alive by talking about them on a consistent basis,\u201d Anthony said.<\/p>\n
Geis was discovered Friday after the avalanche on Broad Peak in the Skardu District of Pakistan, the family confirmed in a statement shared with KSAT.<\/p>\n
The family described her as \u201ca bright light who was loved deeply by her family and friends\u201d who \u201cwill be profoundly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
They said they are grateful for the outpouring of love and support they have received, and are asking for privacy to process the \u201cunimaginable loss.\u201d<\/p>\n
Geis was among a group of climbers who went missing after the avalanche. All 10 were confirmed dead, climbing company Moving Mountains said Saturday.<\/p>\n
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