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
O’Brien to Attempt K2
/in K2Summer Climbs 2015: Expeditions Unfolding on K2, Broad Peak, and Gasherbrums
Record Holder in Pakistan to Climb K2
/in K2Fastest woman to climb the Seven Summits in Pakistan to climb K2
O’Brien to Climb Fifth 8,000-meter Peak
/in K2Summer Climbing 2015: ExWeb Updates All Team Positions
O’Brien to Attempt K2
/in K2Summer Climbs 2015: Calm Before The Storm
First American Woman to Attempt K2
/in K2Vanessa O’Brien Will Attempt to Summit K2
The Escape Artist: How I went from Banking to Mountaineering
/in InterviewsThis is the post.
Mountain Maverick
/in InterviewsVanessa O’Brien: Mountain Maverick
Woman Climbs Seven Summits and Both Poles in Record 11 Months
/in Explorers Grand SlamBoston Woman Climbs Seven Summits and Both Poles in Record 11 Months
O’Brien Takes Flag To North Pole
/in AffiliationsBoston woman takes the Red Cross to North Pole
Vanessa O’Brien Completes Seven Summits
/in Explorers Grand SlamSeven Summits Climber Continues to the Ends of the Earth to Reach Goal
Top of Carstensz Pyramid
/in Explorers Grand SlamSummit Photo from Carstensz Pyramid
Everest Summits Facebook Page
/in Explorers Grand SlamThe IMG climbers are now on the way down from the summit. Their goal now is to reach the South Col, and some of them… Posted by International Mountain Guides on Saturday, May 19, 2012
About Vanessa O’Brien
Vanessa O’Brien is a British mountaineer and an American mountaineer (as a result of her dual nationality), explorer, aquanaut, author, and public speaker.
Vanessa has an incredible five Guinness World Records: First, Fastest, Deepest, Farthest and Oldest. Vanessa is 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, the first person to reach the top of Chimborazo and the depths of Challenger Deep at 35,843 feet for a full three hours of bottom time, the first woman to complete the Four Poles Challenge, going the farthest north * south * east * west from to the Top of Everest to Challenger Deep to the geographic north and south poles, and the oldest woman to summit K2, the second tallest peak at 8,611m at 52 years old.
She became the first American woman to summit K2 and the first British woman to successfully summit K2, receiving Explorer of the Year by the SES for her efforts in 2018. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and an Honorary Advisory Board 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 has 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. Vanessa ran the Boston Marathon in 2017, helping to raise money for the American Red Cross, has been shot testing bulletproof clothing at point blank range by Miguel Caballero with a .38 long revolver, and also reached 200 mph riding with Mario Andretti at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2018.
Vanessa O’Brien Tweets
.@tiffabrown Awesome! Thank you for reading and sharing 🙏
Finished To the Greatest Heights by @vobonline this weekend, who climbed the highest peak on every continent in under a year (among other accolades), and loved it! Very inspiring 👏👏👏 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4726603334
A new Arabic achievement … 💪🦸🏻♀️
Qatari mountaineer Sheikha Asma Al-Thani became the first Arabic athlete to reach the summit of Mount Kangchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain with a height of 8586 meters, which is located between Nepal and India.
#BeyondBoundaries
#AimHigherGala to honour #apollo1650th was fantastic. In attendance was @SES_explore chairman @NeilLaughton & SES Honorary Advisor @astro_timpeake . @poppy_northcutt gave a moving speech, & grateful to @A_Barton for #hair 🙏 #space #charity #inspiration