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- Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London. In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers.
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Rebecca Stephens MBE (born 3 October 1961) is a British author and journalist, known for being the first British woman to climb the Seven Summits, and the first British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- 3 October 1961, United Kingdom
The first British woman to climb Everest – this is the achievement for which Rebecca is best known. She tells the story as if it were yesterday, transporting her audience – and seemingly herself – to the summit of the highest mountain of the world. It is a deeply personal story.
Rebecca Stephens MBE is best known for being the first British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and also to climb all Seven Summits. Besides a well-known climber, in daily life Rebecca is a writer, motivational speaker and leadership coach, plus occasionally leads a trekking trip with World Expeditions.
On 17 th May 1993, Rebecca Stephens became the first British woman to climb Everest and was awarded an MBE for her achievement. The following year she went on to become the first British woman to scale the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.
An interview with Rebecca Stephens, the first British woman to climb Everest and the Seven Summits. Rebecca tells us about some of the challenges she faced in her quest to be the first British woman to scale Mount Everest and the Seven Summits, the seven highest mountains on each of the seven continents.
00:00. First Woman (UK) to reach the summit of Everest. September 2014, Harting Down, West Sussex. b.1961, Kent. Originally a journalist, Stephens became the first British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 31, in 1993. Everest is 8848 metres high with temperatures that can drop to -80F.
