Polish women shatters record becoming oldest female to climb Mt. Everest
A Warsaw shop owner Anna Czerwinska, 50, has become the oldest woman to
reach the top of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. She conquered the
8,850 meter (29,035-foot) summit on May 22. Czerwinska had earlier made
three attempts on Mount Everest from the northern Tibetan side in 1997,1998
and 1999, but to no avail. The successful attempt came from the Napalese
side. "I felt happy about my summit success only when I returned to Camp 2
and no longer had to think of descending safely," Czerwinska told Reuters.
Camp 2 stands at 6,500 meters (24,835 feet). She has broken the record which
was held for four years by 47-yaer-old Yasuoka Namba of Japan. (Reuters)
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