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The first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest from both south and north sides

Our children did very well indeed. Expedition Patron President Nelson Mandela

Inspirational speaker, adventurer and author.

Cathy O’Dowd’s presentations combine adventure, drama, failure and success, sharing with you lessons learnt from one of the world’s most spectacular challenges: Everest.

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• The art of serendipity and skiing 01/19/2012

  While I am very much a believer in planning and preparation, the fact remains that the adventures I enjoy most are often the ones that unfold spontaneously. I've just returned from a perfect example of that and the satisfaction is enormous. On Sund...

• Everest climbers support the Wild Dog 01/10/2012

  Late last year I met with 18 of the 25 South Africans who have summited Everest since I made the 1st South African ascent on 25 May 1996, plus two non-SA summiteers now living in the country. We were guests at a gala dinner organised by summiteer Vaug...

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