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Sharon Wood is a Canadian mountaineer who made history in 1986 by summiting Mount Everest via the West Ridge from Tibet. She has written a memoir, Rising, about her journey and the bonds formed on the mountain.
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Oct 7, 2016 · Sharon Wood considers her relationship with her family as important an accomplishment as that cold May evening in 1986 when she became the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Sharon Adele Wood (born May 18, 1957), a Canadian mountaineer and guide, was the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 20, 1986. She climbed via the new route of the west shoulder from the Rongbuk Glacier; with Dwayne Congdon and without Sherpa assistance.
Canadian, SHARON WOOD made history in l986 when she became the first woman from North America to climb Mount Everest. Her small team’s ascent of the difficult West Ridge, without Sherpa support, was a first from the Tibetan side.
Dec 31, 2019 · More than 30 years after her historic summit, Sharon Wood recounts the journey to become the first North American woman to top Mount Everest in "Rising."
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Sep 23, 2019 · More than three decades after becoming the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everest, Sharon Wood looks back with pride about how she reached the top rather than how she made...
