All Posts for Month: July, 2017

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

About Vanessa O’Brien

Vanessa O’Brien is a British mountaineer and an American 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 Geographic 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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