Biography alison hargreaves
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Biography alison hargreaves
Alison Hargreaves
20th-century British mountain climber (1962–1995)
Hargreaves and Jeff Lowe climbing Kangtega, 1 May 1986 | |
| Born | (1962-02-17)17 February 1962 Derbyshire, England |
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| Died | 13 August 1995(1995-08-13) (aged 33) K2, Pakistan |
| Children | Tom Ballard Kate Ballard |
| Type of climber | Mountaineering |
| Known for | First female unaided ascent of Mount Everest, completing the first solo ascents of the six alpine north faces in a single summer season |
Alison Jane Hargreaves (17 February 1962 – 13 August 1995) was a British mountaineer.
Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season—a first for any climber. This feat included climbing the difficult north face of the Eiger in the Alps.
Hargreaves also climbed 6,812-metre (22,349 ft) Ama Dablam in Nepal.[1]
In 1995, Hargreaves intended to cli