the extraordinary story of the three Everest expeditions that made me the 1st woman in the world to climb the mountain from both sides.
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“The story of what she choose to do will haunt everyone who reads it.“ UK Daily Mail
Foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the world’s greatest living explorer.
Other books I have contributed to
- Interviewed in Female Leadership DIE MACHT DER FRAUEN
- Contributed to Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives
- Wrote the foreword for Serpent Spires
Female Leadership DIE MACHT DER FRAUEN
Collected and compiled by Kerstin Plehwe.
A inspirational collection of interviews with female leaders across the globe.
Was denken Frauen in Top-Führungspositionen über Erfolg, Karriere und gute Führung? Wie sind sie zu den Besten Ihres Bereichs geworden? Was hat sie geprägt und wie denken Sie über die gegenwärtige Debatte um die Frauenquote?
Kerstin Plehwe hat mehr als 60 der erfolgreichsten Frauen der Welt persönlich interviewt und gibt in ihrem neuen Buch einen wunderbaren Einblick in die Ansichten von herausragenden Top-Sportlerinnen, Politikerinnen, Nobelpreisträgerinnen, Unternehmerinnen und Managerinnen.
Ein Lese Muss und eine Inspiration- für Männer wie Frauen!
Available to purchase at amazon.de.
ISBN: 978-39812629-4-0
Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives
Collected and compiled by Jason Schoonover, with Forward by Meave Leaky.
“A remarkable anthology containing writings about and by a Who’s Who of 120 international adventurer-explorers.” Including a contribution by Cathy O’Dowd.
In the pages of Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives, 120 outstanding individuals, representing a Who’s Who of international exploration, relate those indelible moments in their youth when the dreams that launched their remarkable lives were born. As they recount the turning points on the way to fulfilling those dreams, which often meant confronting enormous physical, emotional or other obstacles, we learn how incredibly inspirational their lives are.
Included in the project are Meave and Louise Leakey, Buzz Aldrin, Robert Ballard, balloonists Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, ‘Lucy’ discoverer Don Johanson, Jack Horner, Sue Hendrickson, Jean-Michel Cousteau, the Ra’s Capt. Norman Baker, George Bass, Eugenie Clark, Richard Fisher, Trieste’s Don Walsh, and Nobel Laureate Charles H. Townes.
Available to purchase at Amazon.
ISBN: 9781894765916
Serpent Spires
South African climbers profile the Drakensberg’s finest peaks.
Edited by Duncan Souchon, with an Introduction by Cathy O’Dowd.
The author explores 17 top climbing peaks in the majestic Drakensberg. Each climb is discussed in detail and written about by experts who have experienced wonderful and terrifying moments on the various faces of this mountain range.
An ideal read for all those interested in rock-climbing, whether beginners or experienced summiteers, Serpent Spires offers stories of epic adventures, detailed route guides and useful tips. It will appeal to all rock climbers, adrenalin junkies and those who have a deep and abiding love of the mountains. For those “armchair adventurers” not wanting to take the risk involved in climbing sheer rock faces, it is a riveting read.
ISBN 9781868422005
Passionate about mountains: climbing & skiing. Passionate about story-telling: words & images. Inspirational speaker:
