All Posts for Category: K2

The Death Zone

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

What Its Like In The Death Zone

May 17, 2021/in K2 /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

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

January 19, 2021/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien calls on COAS Qamar Bajwa: ISPR

November 6, 2020/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Gets Shout Out for K2

October 1, 2019/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Why K2 Is Harder To Climb Than Everest

July 16, 2019/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

National Day of Pakistan and Mountaineer Vanessa O’Brien

March 23, 2019/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien – Dual National First to Summit K2

June 19, 2018/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien First American Woman to Summit K2

May 22, 2018/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First British Woman Conquers K2

March 1, 2018/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First American Woman to Summit K2 Shares Story

December 14, 2017/in K2 /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

Sixteen Hour Summit Push to K2

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

The Struggle Behind O’Brien’s K2 Summit

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

First American Women Summits K2

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

O’Brien Summited K2 in Pakistan

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

Guardian Angels Helped O’Brien Scale K2

August 15, 2017/in K2 /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

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

Records Set as 12 Scale K2

July 28, 2017/in K2 /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

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

K2 Summit Bids Abandoned After Avalanche Wipes Out Camp 3

July 23, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2 Climbers Stay at Camp 2

July 1, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

The Arduous Task of Climbing K2 Begins

June 30, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

K2 Climbers Report Progress at Camp 2

June 27, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Attempts K2 Record

June 16, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Forms K2 United Team to Climb K2

June 14, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Fastest Woman Climber to Attempt K2

June 14, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien to Carry American, Pakistan and British Flags to K2 Summit

June 14, 2016/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

UK Home Secretary Praises Women

November 3, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien Says Climbers Unprepared For K2

August 22, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Weather Ends Quest for K2 History

July 26, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien Climbs K2 to Become First American Woman

July 16, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Vanessa O’Brien Attempts K2

July 9, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

What Vanessa O’Brien Will Be Up Against Climbing K2

July 8, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien to Attempt K2

July 7, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Record Holder in Pakistan to Climb K2

July 1, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien to Climb Fifth 8,000-meter Peak

June 19, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

O’Brien to Attempt K2

June 8, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

First American Woman to Attempt K2

April 15, 2015/in K2 /by Vanessa O'Brien

Is K2 a Bigger Prize Than Everest?

December 19, 2014/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.

Her story of overcoming adversity and transformation unfolds in her book, To The Greatest Heights: Facing Danger, Finding Humility and Climbing A Mountain of Truth, Simon and Schuster (2021), described by many readers as one the most honest and riveting adventure autobiographies ever written.

Vanessa has an incredible six Guinness World Records: Only, First, Fastest, Deepest, Farthest and Oldest. Vanessa is the only 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 and lowest points, (Mt. Everest 8,848m) and (Challenger Deep 10,925m), with the latter being deeper than Mt. Everest is tall. She is 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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