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Why K2 Is Harder To Climb Than Everest

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

First American Woman to Summit K2 Shares Story

December 14, 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

Three Times a Charm; O’Brien Succeeds

July 31, 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

Climbing Season Ramps Up on K2

June 26, 2017/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 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

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.

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Posts

Why K2 Is Harder To Climb Than Everest

First American Woman to Summit K2 Shares Story

Sixteen Hour Summit Push to K2

The Struggle Behind O’Brien’s K2 Summit

Three Times a Charm; O’Brien Succeeds

K2 Teams Move to Camp 2 for Summit Bid

Climbing Season Ramps Up on K2

K2 Climbers Stay at Camp 2

The Arduous Task of Climbing K2 Begins

K2 Climbers Report Progress at Camp 2

O’Brien Attempts K2 Record

O’Brien to Attempt K2

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

O’Brien to Attempt K2

About Vanessa O’Brien

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