World Mountain Day: 10 women who made it to the top
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Dec 11, 2016, 04:11 IST | Updated: Dec 11, 2016, 04:11 IST
On World Mountain Day, here's a list of 10 gutsy women who dared to dream what was considered impossible in their day and in their age
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In 2016, Melissa Arnot became the first American woman to reach the top of Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen.
Melissa Arnot: In 2016, 32-year-old Melissa Arnot became the first American woman and only the seventh woman ever to reach the top of Everest and descend from there without the use of supplemental oxygen.
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India's Bachendri Pal was the first woman to reach the Everest summit in 1984.
Bachendri Pal: India's Bachendri Pal was the first woman to reach the Everest summit in 1984. She was conferred with India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, in 1984.