Author Archive for: Vanessa
About Vanessa O'Brien
Vanessa O'Brien is a British and American mountaineer, explorer, aquanaut, author and former business executive. In June 2020, Vanessa became the first woman to reach Earth's highest and lowest points, receiving a Guinness World Record. Vanessa became the first American woman to climb K2 and the first British woman to climb K2 in July 2017. Vanessa is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and a Member of The Scientific Exploration Society (SES). Vanessa climbed the highest peak on every continent, receiving a Guinness World Record setting a record for the fastest time a woman first achieved this goal (295 days). Vanessa skied the last 111 km to the South and North Poles completing the Explorers Grand Slam in 11 months, becoming the first woman to do so in under a year and the 8th woman in the world.
Entries by Vanessa O'Brien
What it Was Like To Go To Space
/in SpaceAdventurer Vanessa O’Brien unveils pictures of her trip to space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket
What it Was Like To Go To Space
/in Space‘It was out of this world!’: Adventurer Vanessa O’Brien tells MailOnline what it was like to go into space on board Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket – and reveals her incredible never-before-seen souvenir pictures taken from inside the capsule
Vanessa O’Brien on NS-22
/in SpaceAdventurer Vanessa O’Brien unveils pictures of her trip to space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket
Suborbital Flights by the Numbers
/in SpaceSuborbital Flights by the Numbers
32 People Fly to Space by End of August
/in Space32 People Flew to Space in First 8 Months of 2022
British American Explorer Looks Forward to Space
/in SpaceBritish-American explorer who conquered earth and space would reject Mars
NS-22 Lifts Off From West Texas
/in SpaceUPDATE 1: Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed mission successfully lifts off from West Texas
How Blue Origin’s NS-22 Performed
/in SpaceNS-22 | New Shepard
Blue Origin Innovation
/in SpaceJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completes its 6th manned spaceflight | Innovation
Blue Origin Launches Live Coverage
/in SpaceBlue Origin launches six more passengers to suborbital space
Blue Origin Launches Sixth Crewed Flight
/in SpaceBlue Origin launches sixth New Shepard crewed suborbital flight
What’s Happening July 31- August 6
/in SpaceWhat’s Happening in Space Policy July 31-August 6, 2022
O’Brien Joins Restauranteur to Space
/in SpaceBlue Origin’s New Shepard rocket to launch Melbourne restaurant owner into space on Thursday
Let’s Go To Outer Space
/in SpaceThe Last Word: Frisco’s Dude Perfect on a Ticket to Space Thursday
NS-22 New Shepard
/in SpaceNS-22 | New Shepard
Blue Origin Announces NS-22
/in SpaceBlue Origin Announces NS-22 Launch Date
Commercial Space Leads First Half 2022
/in SpaceCommercial Space Travelers Outnumbered Professional Astronauts in First Half of 2022
Meet the Crew on NS-22
/in SpaceFirst Egyptian and Portuguese Astronauts to join Dude Perfect Cofounder on New Shepard’s 22nd Flight
To The Greatest Heights
/in BookVanessa O’Brien
Wszystkie szczyty świata Vanessy O’Brien
/in Polish Press„Wszystkie szczyty świata” Vanessy O’Brien
New York Honors 60 Nepalese Climbers, May 29th Everest Day
/in Everest DayNew York honors 60 Nepalese climbers, May 29th Everest Day
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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#Nairobi #Kenya is one lucky 🍀 place… expect lots of visitors here, too 😊

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My thanks to H.E. @MichalMlynar PR of #Slovakia to the UN for his partnership & commitment to gender equality during his tenure.
I look forward to even more results together for women & girls and the #SDGs as you assume your new role as Deputy Executive Director of @UNHABITAT.
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Once in a while you meet a rockstar. I’m not talking about Bon Jovi, Springsteen or Whitney Houston (all of whom come from my home state of “Jersey.” I’m talking about Vanessa O’Brien, FRGS, who I had the pleasure to meet last mo…https://lnkd.in/enkbC6aJ https://lnkd.in/e5yj63NW