Some stressed-out attorneys find relief with a Tae-Bo class or a quiet dinner out, but this litigator finds it at 22,841 feet above sea level.

Three years ago, South Easton, Mass., attorney Cynthia S. Karabelas found a new hobby in rock climbing. This January, the moonlighting mountaineer summitted Cerro Aconcagua, a 22,841-foot mountain in Argentina.