Height, depth and spaceWorld record
Highest mountain first climbed by women (Gasherbrum III)
7,946 m
26,070 ft
- Record holder
- Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz and Wanda Rutkiewicz
- Year
- Standing since
- 1975 (51 years)
They were accompanied by two male climbers.
What to remember
In August 1975, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz and Wanda Rutkiewicz made the first ascent of Gasherbrum III, 7,946 m (26,070 ft) high, along with two male climbers. It is the highest mountain with a female first ascent.
In mountaineering history, the world altitude record meant the highest point reached on the Earth's surface, summit or not, while the world summit record meant the highest mountain climbed. Both terms are mostly used for the Himalaya and the Karakoram.
These records rose steadily in the early 20th century until 29 May 1953, when Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay climbed Mount Everest and made the idea obsolete.
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- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “World altitude record (mountaineering)” (revision used 1337747156). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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