Imię i nazwisko | Vanessa O’Brien |
Data urodzenia | 02.12.1964 |
Narodowość | British-American |
Agencja Kosmiczna | Blue Origin (BO) |
X | https://twitter.com/vobonline |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_O%27Brien |
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Vanessa Audi Rhys O'Brien is a British and American mountaineer, explorer, aquanaut, author and former business executive. On June 12, 2020, O'Brien became the first woman to reach Earth's highest and lowest points, receiving a Guinness World Record. She became the first American woman to climb K2 and the first British woman to climb K2 (as a result of her dual nationality) on 28 July 2017, successfully leading a team of 12 members to the summit and back on her third attempt. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) and a Member of The Scientific Exploration Society (SES).