Tag: Women

  • Japanese woman, 73 attempts Everest record

    “She is an active mountaineer who is physically and mentally fit enough to climb Everest,” said Ang Tshering Sherpa, of the Kathmandu-based Asian Trekking mountaineering agency. “She will launch her ascent from the Tibetan side of the mountain.” – AFP News Tamae Watanabe had already made history upon reaching the world’s highest peak May 16…

  • Australian Moms on Everest

    Two Aussie women, both moms in their mid-fifties are headed to Everest together and could set a couple Australian records, including oldest Australian woman to climb Everest. The article also points out that the women are paying their own way, and not relying on income from the charity they’re affiliated with. Story HERE On the…