Who in 1993, was the first British woman to climb Mt. Everest?
"Ginette Harrison Ginette Harrison (28 February 1958 – 24 October 1999) was a professional climber of British origin. She also lived in Australia and the United States. She studied medicine at the University of Bristol and later specialized in high altitude medicine. At age 25 she climbed Denali, the highest mountain in North America. It was the first of her series of climbs of the highest peaks on all seven continents, which included Mount Everest on 7 October 1993, making her only the second British woman to climb Everest, after Rebecca Stephens. On 1 December 1995 she became the third"
"Mount Everest. Exploring the question “why do climbers climb?”, she climbed to the first camp at 7,100m and made a decision she wanted to climb the mountain herself. In 1993 she returned to Everest on a British expedition and reached the summit on the 17th May, becoming the first British woman to do so. On 22 November 1994 she became the third woman, and the first British woman, to climb the seven continental summits of the ""Messner"" list. She was appointed an MBE in 1994. She was a presenter on BBC television's science series ""Tomorrow's World"" from 1994 to 1996."
"Annabelle Bond Annabelle Bond OBE (born 1969) is a British socialite, international adventurer and activist, who came to prominence after climbing the summit of Mount Everest on 15 May 2004, making her the fourth British woman to do so. In 2005 she became the fastest woman and fourth-fastest person to ever climb all Seven Summits, when she climbed them in 360 days. Her televised climb of Everest portrayed her as the glamorous blonde who brought her lipstick to the summit of Everest. Despite her mountain climbing feats, she devotes much of her time to charity fundraising and heads the Eve"
"Hong Kong court. Annabelle Bond Annabelle Bond OBE (born 1969) is a British socialite, international adventurer and activist, who came to prominence after climbing the summit of Mount Everest on 15 May 2004, making her the fourth British woman to do so. In 2005 she became the fastest woman and fourth-fastest person to ever climb all Seven Summits, when she climbed them in 360 days. Her televised climb of Everest portrayed her as the glamorous blonde who brought her lipstick to the summit of Everest. Despite her mountain climbing feats, she devotes much of her time to charity fundraising and"
"Bonita Norris Bonita Norris (born 1987) from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, was the youngest British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 22 from May 2010 until May 2012, when her record was broken by Leanna Shuttleworth, aged 19. In 2012, Bonita returned to the Himalayas for her fifth expedition, to attempt Mt. Lhotse, the world's fourth highest mountain. She successfully summited on 28 May 2012, becoming the first British woman to do so. Norris is a patron for the White Lodge Disability Centre in Chertsey, Surrey. In both 2011 and 2012, she led charity fund-raising"
"Tori James Tori James (born 1981) was the first Welsh woman to climb Mount Everest, at the age of 25, making her the youngest British woman ever to complete the ascent. James is a published author, a motivational speaker and consultant delivering leadership training and team and youth development projects. She lives in Cardiff. In June 2014 James was part of the Beeline Britain team who became the first to travel in a straight line from Land’s End to John O’Groats in aid of BLESMA (the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association). James carries out motivational training for corporate and charitable organisations"
"Alison Hargreaves Alison Jane Hargreaves (17 February 1962 – 13 August 1995) was a British mountain climber. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season—a first for any climber. This feat included climbing the difficult north face of the Eiger in the Alps, in 1988. Hargreaves also climbed Ama Dablam in Nepal. In 1995, Hargreaves intended to climb the three highest mountains in the world—Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga—unaided. On 13 May 1995, she reached the"
"Rebecca Stephens (climber) Rebecca Stephens (born 3 October 1961) is a British mountaineer, writer, motivational speaker and leadership coach. She was the first British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the first British Woman to climb the Seven Summits. Her experiences in the outdoors combined with her business and communications background lead her to found leadership development company Seven Summits Performance Ltd. Stephens originally trained as a journalist and pursued that career for some ten years, becoming deputy editor of the ""Financial Times"" magazine ""Resident Abroad"".In 1989 Stephens accompanied an expedition attempting the North East Ridge of"
"Leanna Shuttleworth Leanna Shuttleworth is a British high-altitude mountaineer. In 2012, aged 19, Shuttleworth climbed Mount Everest and became the youngest British female mountaineer to reach the peak at that time.On the summitting of Everest on 20 May 2012, Shuttleworth was reported to have completed the Seven Summits challenge, having scaled the highest mountain in each of the seven continents. In the years since, Shuttleworth has been known for public speaking on issues regarding mountaineering, and has been available as a motivational speaker. An article from 2 March 2013 quotes Shuttleworth: ""I love trying to inspire, especially younger women, as"
"the mountain's other side, the North Ridge, where several climbers also died, was detailed in a first hand account by British filmmaker and writer Matt Dickinson in his book ""The Other Side of Everest"". Vicky Jacks of Balquidder, Scotland, summited Everest in May 2004 aged 51yrs. At the time the oldest woman to have achieved this, and Scotland's first woman climber. Timeline of Mount Everest expeditions Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Himalayan range. The first British expedition—organized and financed by the newly"
"in sectors including aviation, entrepreneurship and sport. She is an ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Wales, Girl Guiding UK and the Visit Wales Year of Adventure 2016. Tori James Tori James (born 1981) was the first Welsh woman to climb Mount Everest, at the age of 25, making her the youngest British woman ever to complete the ascent. James is a published author, a motivational speaker and consultant delivering leadership training and team and youth development projects. She lives in Cardiff. In June 2014 James was part of the Beeline Britain team who became the first to"
"Cathy O'Dowd Cathy O'Dowd (born in 1968) is a South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both south (25 May 1996) and north sides (29 May 1999). O’Dowd grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, and attended St. Andrew's School for Girls. She has climbed since her university days. At 21 she took part in her first mountain expedition, to the Ruwenzori in central Africa. Towards the end of 1995, O'Dowd was finishing a master's degree in Media Studies at Rhodes University when she applied for"
"Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (Sherpa: , ; 10 December 1961 – 22 April 1993) was the first Nepalese woman to climb the summit of Mount Everest. She was born into a mountaineering family and was involved in climbing from her teens. She had successfully climbed Mont Blanc, Cho Oyu, Mount Yalapic, Pisang Himal, and others. She had attempted to climb Mount Everest three times before, but did not succeed until April 22, 1993, when she reached the summit by the South Col via the Southeast Ridge route. The morning of April 22, 1993 was bright and clear, and"
"central Africa, in South America, in the Alps and in the Himalaya. She remains an active mountaineer, rock-climber and skier. She married the First South African Everest Expedition leader Ian Woodall in 2001 and lives in Andorra in the Pyrenees. Cathy O'Dowd Cathy O'Dowd (born in 1968) is a South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both south (25 May 1996) and north sides (29 May 1999). O’Dowd grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, and attended St. Andrew's School for Girls. She has climbed since"
"of The Alpine Club and a trustee of the Himalayan Trust UK. Rebecca Stephens is a consultant at Skarbek Associates. Rebecca Stephens (climber) Rebecca Stephens (born 3 October 1961) is a British mountaineer, writer, motivational speaker and leadership coach. She was the first British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the first British Woman to climb the Seven Summits. Her experiences in the outdoors combined with her business and communications background lead her to found leadership development company Seven Summits Performance Ltd. Stephens originally trained as a journalist and pursued that career for some ten years, becoming"
"to the UNESCO Memory of the world archive in 2013, it is currently held by Auckland War Memorial Museum. Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school. He made his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount"
"Nepal, with a total weight of ten thousand pounds of baggage. 1953 British Mount Everest expedition The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the ninth mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and the first confirmed to have succeeded when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on Friday, 1953. Led by Colonel John Hunt, it was organised and financed by the Joint Himalayan Committee. News of the expedition's success reached London in time to be released on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, Identified as the highest mountain in the world during the 1850s,"
"the members died from the heart attack in CI, another did not make it down from the summit and remained below the 3rd Step. In 2013 (21 July), Anna successfully climbed Gasherbrum II as a member of an international expedition. On this expedition, she met her husband, an Australian citizen, whom she married a year after they met (19 June 2014). Anna Barańska (climber) Anna Barańska – (born 8 September 1976) – Polish mountaineer, and climber of three eight-thousanders. The first Polish woman on the North Face of Mount Everest, climbed on 21 May 2009. She was born and currently"
"Anna Barańska (climber) Anna Barańska – (born 8 September 1976) – Polish mountaineer, and climber of three eight-thousanders. The first Polish woman on the North Face of Mount Everest, climbed on 21 May 2009. She was born and currently lives in Warsaw. She obtained her master's degrees from the Warsaw School of Economics and works in financial advisory (M&A, corporate finance). She is not a member o any mountain organization and she does not perceive herself as an alpinist. She started her mountaineering adventure in 2000 by climbing Rysy from the Slovak side. The next climbings were as follows: Gerlach"
"Andrew Irvine (mountaineer) Andrew Comyn ""Sandy"" Irvine (8 April 1902 – 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the 1924 British Everest Expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest (8,848 m) mountain, Mount Everest. While attempting the first ascent of Mount Everest, he and his climbing partner George Mallory disappeared somewhere high on the mountain's northeast ridge. The pair were last sighted only a few hundred metres from the summit, and it is unknown if the pair reached the summit before they perished. Mallory's body was found in 1999, but Irvine's body"
"Stacy Allison Stacy Allison was the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, in 1988. Stacy Allison began climbing while a student at Oregon State University. She attempted her first major climb at age 21 on Mount Huntington. Her climbing partner broke his ax only 200 feet from the top, and they were forced to turn around. She continued climbing, and in 1988 became the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Allison is the chair of ""Reach the Summit"", the largest fundraiser in the state of Oregon for the"
"Gary Ball became the first to complete the ""Seven Summits"" in seven months. Using the Bass list, they started with Everest on 10 May 1990, and finished with Vinson on 12 December 1990, hours before the seven-month deadline. In 1992, Junko Tabei became the first woman to complete the ""Seven Summits"". Mary ""Dolly"" Lefever became the first American woman to climb the ""Seven Summits"" on March 11, 1993, when she climbed Australia's Mount Kosciuszko. Earlier in 1993, she had become the oldest surviving woman to have reached the summit of Mt. Everest; she was 47 years old. In January 1996,"
"Lydia Bradey Lydia Bradey is a New Zealand mountaineer. She is known for becoming the first woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in 1988. She has gone on to summit Mount Everest at least four more times in 2008, 2013, 2016, and 2018. Lydia Bradey was born to Royce and John Bradey in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her father was absent for most of her childhood, and she and her mother struggled financially. Bradey took up mountain climbing as a teenager; she went on her first wilderness expedition at the age of 14, and by 17 she had climbed"
"Araceli Segarra Araceli Segarra (born March 1970 in Lleida, Spain) is the first Spanish woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. She has also climbed Broad Peak (Attempt, 1991), Kanchenjunga (Attempts, 2001 and 2005), Shishapangma (Summit, 1992), and K2 (Attempt, 2002), among others. Segarra has a degree in Physiotherapy. She became interested in mountain sports at age 15 when taking a spelunking course; she also enjoys randonee skiing, rock climbing, and ice climbing. In 1996, while being filmed for the IMAX documentary, ""EVEREST"" (1998), she participated on the rescue team during the May 1996 Mount Everest disaster and"
"15 May 2007. Klára Poláčková on TV: Klára Poláčková Klára Poláčková (born 6 September 1978) became the first Czech woman to conquer Mt Everest, on 15 May 2007. A dedicated athlete, Klára Poláčková worked as a PR manager for foreign companies to fund her studies and graduated in business management at the Anglo-American University in Prague in 2000. Following her post as Regional Communications Manager at Euro RSCG Worldwide (2000–2003), she took up a position in the London office (2003–4) and (in 2004-6) worked as a communications consultant in the UK for the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Department"
"in 2004, when she became the first Irish woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, having failed on her first attempt in 2003 due to gastroenteritis. She climbed as a member of the Wyeth Irish Everest Expedition, led by Pat Falvey. She also became the first Irish woman to ascend the Himalayan peak Ama Dablam and to climb the Seven Summits—the highest mountains on each continent. In 2008, O'Leary joined the Beyond Endurance expedition led by Falvey to the South Pole, making her the first woman to successfully ski to the South Pole. In 2012, O'Leary and Mike O'Shea"
"1953 British Mount Everest expedition The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the ninth mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and the first confirmed to have succeeded when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on Friday, 1953. Led by Colonel John Hunt, it was organised and financed by the Joint Himalayan Committee. News of the expedition's success reached London in time to be released on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, Identified as the highest mountain in the world during the 1850s, Everest became a subject of interest during the Golden age of"
"Sarah Hammond Sarah Hammond is an Australian ultra-endurance bicycle racer who in 2014 became the first woman to Everest by riding the equivalent of the height of Mount Everest in a 24 hour period and has won the Race to the Rock for three consecutive years. Hammond is from Melbourne, Australia, where she was associated with a local cycling group known as Hells 500, the group that created the Everesting challenge. After her first Everest in 2014, she attracted the attention of ultra-endurance cyclist, Jesse Carlsson, who suggested her endurance would indicated a proficiency in the sport. In 2016, she"
"Doug Scott Douglas Keith Scott , known as Doug Scott (born 29 May 1941, Nottingham, England), is an English mountaineer noted for the first ascent of the south-west face of Mount Everest on 24 September 1975. During this expedition, Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to climb Everest (discounting Mallory and Irvine). In receiving one of mountaineering's highest honours, the Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award, his personal style and climbs were described as ""visionary"". Over the years he has been on 40 expeditions to the high mountains of Asia, during which he made some 30 first ascents. Scott"
"is 6,961 meters (or 22,838 feet) high. In February 2018, Samina Baig was named Pakistan's National Goodwill Ambassador by UNDP. A documentary film Beyond the Heights was also made on her expedition to Mount Everest. Samina Baig Samina Khayal Baig (; born 19 September 1990) is a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer who in 2013 climbed Mount Everest and then all Seven Summits by 2014. She is the first and only Pakistani woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits. She is also the youngest Muslim woman to climb Mount Everest, having done so at the age of 21. Samina was the"
"British expedition to Mount Everest on which Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of the mountain. Two years later, in 1955, he and Joe Brown became the first climbers to ascend Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. Out of respect for the religious feelings of the people of Nepal and Sikkim, they stopped about ten feet below the actual summit. Following these early mountaineering successes, George Band spent most of his professional life in oil and gas exploration. In 2005, aged 76, Band made the trek to the south-west Base Camp of Kangchenjunga in Nepal."
"reaching the summit. On 18 May 2004, Falvey reached the summit of Everest via the South-Southeast Ridge, and led the expedition that saw the first Irish woman, Dr Clare O'Leary, reach the top of Everest. Falvey and O'Leary completed the Seven Summits on 16 December 2005, when Falvey became the first person to complete the Seven Summits twice by climbing Mount Everest from both the Tibetan and Nepalese sides. In 2006, Falvey led a group of 32 across the South Georgia Traverse on South Georgia Island in honour of Polar explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Kerryman Tom Crean, in the"
"Klára Poláčková Klára Poláčková (born 6 September 1978) became the first Czech woman to conquer Mt Everest, on 15 May 2007. A dedicated athlete, Klára Poláčková worked as a PR manager for foreign companies to fund her studies and graduated in business management at the Anglo-American University in Prague in 2000. Following her post as Regional Communications Manager at Euro RSCG Worldwide (2000–2003), she took up a position in the London office (2003–4) and (in 2004-6) worked as a communications consultant in the UK for the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Department of Health. Her favourite sport is tennis"