May 13: On This Day in World History … briefly
Alison was six months pregnant with her first child, Tom, when she climbed the Eiger north face and is famous for being the first female solo ascentionist of Mount Everest, completing the first solo ascents of the six alpine north faces in a single summer season.
1995: Alison conquers Everest without oxygen or assistance
Alison Jane Hargreaves, British mountain climber’s 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 6 812m (22 349 ft) Ama Dablam in Nepal.
In 1995, Hargreaves intended to climb the three highest mountains in the world – Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga – unaided. On May 13, 1995, she reached the summit of Everest without the aid of Sherpas or bottled oxygen. On August 13 she died while descending from the summit of K2.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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