Nikki Bart, left, and her mother, Cheryl, stand a top Cho Oyu in Tibet after conquering the world's sixth highest mountain last year.Two Sydney women - a mother and her daughter - have reached the top of Mount Everest, creating history as the first mother-daughter team to climb the world's tallest mountain.
Cheryl Bart and her 23-year-old daughter Nikki reached the peak at 9.05 am Australian time on Saturday after setting out on April 1, reported news.com.au.
Seven years after their first adventure in Nepal, Cheryl and Nikki Bart are heading back in an attempt to become the first mother-daughter team to conquer Mount Everest and scale the highest peaks on each of the Earth's continents.
They were now the first mother and daughter team to have climbed the tallest peak in each of the seven continents.
Cheryl Bart and her daughter Nikki endured bitingly cold temperatures and several delays to reach the 8850-metre peak. Delays were also caused by the ascent of the Beijing Olympic torch earlier this month amidst tight security. The pair had their communications gear temporarily confiscated because of that event.
The pair left Camp Four at about 10 pm Australian time on Friday for the final climb to the summit, and it took them a little over eleven hours to achieve the the landmark feat.
Reaching the top not only gives them an Everest record, but also gives them the record of completing what is every climbers' dream set.
The pair has already climbed to the top of Australia's Mount Kosciuszko (2228m), Antarctica's Vinson Massif (4897m), South America's Aconcagua (6962m), Africa's Kiliminjaro (5895m), North America's McKinley-Denali (6195m) and Europe's Elbrus (5642m).
No comments:
Post a Comment