May 24, 2008 - Two Australian women are feeling “on top of the world” after becoming the first mother and daughter team to climb the world’s tallest mountain. This also means that they are the first mother/daughter team to complete the Seven Summits - climbing the tallest peak in each of the seven continents.
Attorney Cheryl Bart and her 23-year-old daughter, Nikki, a medical student, reached the peak of Mount Everest at 9:05 a.m. yesterday Melbourne time after setting out on April 1.
Climbing Everest is incredibly risky and there is only a small window of opportunity to reach the Everest summit each year. The pair have endured bitter cold and several delays on their 8850-metre Himalayan ascent.
But Cheryl says it has all been worth it. “I’m on top of the world,” she radioed back to base camp as she reached the summit.
The pair have had to contend with delays such as the ascent of the Beijing Olympic torch and having their communications gear temporarily confiscated amid the tight security.
The pair have already climbed to the top of South America’s Aconcagua (6962 metres), North America’s McKinley-Denali (6195 metres), Africa’s Kilimanjaro (5895 metres), Europe’s Elbrus (5642 metres), Antarctica’s Vinson Massif (4892 metres) and Australia’s Mount Kosciuszko (2228 metres).
Follow their climbing adventures at bigpondeverest.com - a fascinating behind-the-scenes look with video diaries, profiles, training tips and more.
Good luck on the descent ladies!
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