All posts for Year: 2017

Vanessa O’Brien: The Mountaineer in Love with Pakistan

December 21, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

First American Woman to Summit K2 Shares Story

December 14, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien to Speak at 16th CEO Summit Asia

December 11, 2017/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

First US Woman Summits K2

December 8, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

AAC Guest of Honor

December 1, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Boston Woman Makes K2 Summit

November 17, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Longtime Back Bay Resident Becomes First US Woman To Climb K2

November 17, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien MR’13 Makes History on K2

November 10, 2017/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

Detroit Native is First American Woman

November 9, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

NYS Autumn Dinner & Social

November 5, 2017/in Explorers Grand Slam /by Vanessa O'Brien

Why K2 Is Worth The Danger

October 26, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

Sixteen Hour Summit Push to K2

October 11, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Pythom’s Exclusive Interview (Part 3)

October 11, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

Pythom’s Exclusive Interview (Part 2)

October 9, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

Pythom’s Exclusive Interview (Part 1)

October 9, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

A Fan of Pakistan

October 7, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien visits Pakistan Embassy in Washington

October 7, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

K-2: To Pakistan with Love

October 7, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

Year in Review – O’Brien Presents Flag

October 6, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

Conquering K2

October 1, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

First American Women Summits K2

September 12, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

British K2 Summiteer Returns Pakistan Flag

August 31, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

First British Women Conquers K2

August 30, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Struggle Behind O’Brien’s K2 Summit

August 29, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Story Behind O’Brien’s K2 Summit

August 28, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Carries Pakistan’s Flag

August 24, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

First American Women Summits K2

August 24, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Takes Red Cross Flag to K2

August 21, 2017/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

Hero Mountain Climber Visits British High Commission

August 20, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Summited K2 in Pakistan

August 18, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Scales K2 on Her Third Attempt

August 17, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Loves Pakistan’s People

August 17, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Plans to Travel to Pakistan Again

August 17, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

Pakistan’s People Are Great

August 16, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Thanks Pakistan for K2 Summit

August 16, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Loves Pakistan’s People More Than Its Mountains

August 16, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

Guardian Angels Helped O’Brien Scale K2

August 15, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Presenting K2 Summit Flag to U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale

August 15, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Loves Pakistan’s People More than its Mountains

August 15, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Becomes First American Woman To Scale K2 (Part 2)

August 14, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

A Message For Strong Women

August 12, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien Proud To Summit K2

August 11, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First US Women Summits K2

August 11, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

World Digest First American Women K2

August 11, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First US Woman to Summit K2 says she’s Proud

August 11, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Becomes First American Woman To Scale K2 (Part 1)

August 10, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

20th Women Summits K2

August 5, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

New Records Set in Pakistan

August 3, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2 Conquered by American Women

August 2, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First American Woman Summits K2

August 1, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First American Woman Vanessa O’Brien Summits K2

August 1, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Three Times a Charm; O’Brien Succeeds

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Becomes First American-British Woman to Summit K2

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

American Woman Conquers K2

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Meet Pakistan’s Climbing Inspiration

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2: A Deadly Mountain

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Leads 12 To Top of K2

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

British American Women Conquers K2

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Mountaineer Hoists Pakistan’s Flag

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien: Pakistan’s Support was Amazing

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Becomes First American Woman to Summit K2

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

A Proud Day For Women Everywhere

July 31, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien Becomes the First American Woman to Summit K2 Mountain

July 30, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Lucky Friday For Climbers

July 29, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2 Summits: First Time Since 2014

July 29, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Pakistan Alpine Club Gets Strict on Certificates

July 29, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

After two years, K2 relents

July 29, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Peace Ambassador Climbs K2

July 29, 2017/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

Records Set as 12 Scale K2

July 28, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Oldest Woman to Summit K2 at 52

July 28, 2017/in Recognition /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2 Teams Move to Camp 2 for Summit Bid

July 25, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Makes Third Attempt at K2

July 4, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First British-American Women Summits K2

July 1, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Climbing Season Ramps Up on K2

June 26, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Climbers from Scotland, China, Norway, Pakistan and Nepal

June 20, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Mountaineer to Summit K-2

June 17, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Climber Hopes to Conquer K2

June 17, 2017/in Expedition Flags /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Keen To Raise Flag on K2

June 16, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Speaks During Press Conference

June 15, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Pakistan US Mountain K2

June 15, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Renowned Climber in Pakistan to Climb K2

June 15, 2017/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Successfully Completes Boston Marathon

April 18, 2017/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

NYC Mayor Recognizes O’Brien for Charity Service

April 1, 2017/in Recognition /by Vanessa O'Brien

Celebrating Women & The Great Outdoors

March 8, 2017/in Interviews /by Vanessa O'Brien

About Vanessa O’Brien

Vanessa O’Brien is a British female mountaineer and an American female mountaineer (as a result of her dual nationality), explorer, aquanaut, astronaut, author, and public speaker.

Vanessa has an incredible six Guinness World Records: First x 2, Fastest, Deepest, Farthest and Oldest. Vanessa is the first woman to reach extremes on land, sea, and air (the Explorers' Extreme Trifecta) following her mission on Blue Origin's NS-22 to 107km. Vanessa was the first woman to reach earth’s highest (Mt. Everest 8,848m) and lowest points (Challenger Deep 10,925m), the fastest woman to climb the Seven Summits in 295 days, and the first person to reach nearest to and farthest from the earth's core (Challenger Deep and the summit of Chimborazo.) Vanessa is the first woman to complete the Four Poles Challenge, going the farthest north * south * east * west from the top of Everest to the bottom of Challenger Deep to skiing the last degree to the geographic North and South Poles. She holds the record for the oldest woman to summit K2, the second tallest peak, at 52 years old.

Vanessa became the first American or British woman to successfully summit K2, receiving Explorer of the Year by the Scientific Exploration Society (SES) in 2018. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an Honorary Advisory Board member of the SES.

Vanessa summitted the highest peak on every continent, receiving a Guinness World Record for the fastest time a woman first achieved this goal (295 days.) Vanessa has skied the last 111 km to the north and south poles completing the Explorers Grand Slam in 11 months, the first woman to do so in under a year, and the 8th woman in the world. Vanessa ran the Boston Marathon in 2017, helping to raise money for the American Red Cross, has been shot testing bulletproof vests with a .38 long revolver at point blank range, and rode 200 mph with Mario Andretti at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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