All posts for Year: 2021

O’Brien Recognized by State of New York

December 31, 2021/in Nepal /by Vanessa O'Brien

SES Recommends O’Brien’s To The Greatest Heights

December 31, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

From Turning Point to High Point

November 21, 2021/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien stanęła na szczytach najwyższych gór świata

November 10, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Wszystkie szczyty świata Vanessy O’Brien

October 11, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Aaron Paul Sings For Nepal Atop Mount Everest Day

October 5, 2021/in Nepal /by Vanessa O'Brien

New York Honors 60 Nepalese Climbers, May 29th Everest Day

October 4, 2021/in Nepal /by Vanessa O'Brien

New York State Introduces May 29 as Everest Day

October 4, 2021/in Nepal /by Vanessa O'Brien

Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar Declares May 29th as Mount Everest Day

October 1, 2021/in Nepal /by Vanessa O'Brien

Banker Turned Full Time Mountaineer

September 24, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Aviva Helps People With Online Academy

September 15, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Book Recommendations – To The Greatest Heights

September 13, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien Wouldn’t Turn Down Space

August 5, 2021/in Space /by Vanessa O'Brien

I Could Never Say No To Space

August 4, 2021/in Space /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Death Zone

July 31, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

10 Famous MBAs From NYU Stern

July 8, 2021/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

First Woman to Reach Four Poles

June 12, 2021/in Recognition /by Vanessa O'Brien

To The Greatest Heights Book Review

June 6, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Meditation, Focus and No Ego

May 18, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

What Its Like In The Death Zone

May 17, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Serial Adventurer O’Brien On What It Takes To Reach The Summits

May 16, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Explorer Aims For The Stars

May 8, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Explorer Aims For The Stars

May 8, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

I Could Never Say No To Space

May 8, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Explorer Reaches For The Stars

May 8, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

I Could Never Say No To Space

May 8, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

I Could Never Say No To Space

May 8, 2021/in Challenger Deep /by Vanessa O'Brien

Record Setting Explorer Pens Book

May 5, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

To The Greatest Heights

April 30, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Culpeper County Library Adds To The Greatest Heights

April 18, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

British-American Explorer Discusses Her Voyage

April 18, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien Shares Her Story

April 7, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Reaching Earth’s Highest and Lowest Points

April 6, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Record Breaking Mountaineer at Greatest Heights

April 6, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Start of an Epic Journey

April 4, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Climbing Mountains, Facing Fears

April 4, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

To The Greatest Heights Author Vanessa O’Brien

April 1, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Shark Teeth On Oceania’s Tallest Mountain

March 31, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Shark Teeth On Oceania’s Tallest Mountain

March 31, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Shark Teeth On Oceania’s Tallest Mountain

March 31, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

To The Greatest Heights Book Review

March 29, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Why O’Brien Left The Corporate World To Climb

March 4, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

Memoirs That Read Like Adventure Stories

March 3, 2021/in Book /by Vanessa O'Brien

NWHM Facts and Virtual Events – Women’s History Month

March 1, 2021/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

Explorer Vanessa O’Brien Speaks at Slovak American Cultural Center

February 25, 2021/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien’s Role in Missing K2 Winter Climbers

February 16, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Historic Ongoing Search Continues

February 14, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2 Rescuers Refuse to Quit

February 10, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Military Helicopters Search For Climbers

February 10, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Climbers Rarely Answer Winters Call

February 10, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Why The Savage Peak Beckons The Daring

February 10, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

No Sign of Ali Sadpara Missing on K2

February 9, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Hopes For Survival of Three Missing Climbers

February 9, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2 Beckons The Daring

February 9, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Search Suspended for Missing Climbers

February 9, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Weather Halts Search for K2 Climbers

February 9, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien on K2 in Winter

February 9, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Joins Search for Missing K2 Climbers

February 9, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

More Drama on K2

February 8, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Pakistani Climbers Attempting Rescue

February 6, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien Joins 2021 AAC Host Committee

January 25, 2021/in Affiliations /by Vanessa O'Brien

Filmmaker in Pakistan with O’Brien’s Help

January 19, 2021/in Pakistan /by Vanessa O'Brien

Canadian Filmmaker on K2 with Vanessa O’Brien’s Help

January 19, 2021/in K2 /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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