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Adriana Brownlee

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Adriana Brownlee
Born (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)[1][2]
London, England
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipBritish and Spanish
Alma materUniversity of Bath
OccupationMountaineer
Known forYoungest woman to climb K2[3]
Websiteadrianabrownlee.com

Adriana Brownlee is a British mountaineer, certified paragliding pilot and adventure athlete.[4] She is the youngest woman to have climbed the world’s second-highest peak K2 on 28 July 2022[5][6][7] and youngest woman to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders on 9 October 2024.[8][9]

Early life and education

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Brownlee was born in London. Her father Tony Brownlee introduced her to mountains through the National Three Peaks Challenge which she completed successfully in 22 hours when she was 9 years old. She attended Tiffin Girls' School until 2019, and then became a student at the University of Bath.[10]

Climbing career

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Brownlee along with her father had successfully climbed Mount Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, and Aconcagua, before she turned 18. She then climbed the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, both mountains in two and a half days.

Brownlee reached the summit of Mount Everest on 31 May 2021. After summitting Mount Everest, she took up Manaslu and summited on 27 September. She summitted Dhaulagiri on October 7. Brownlee summited Annapurna on 28 April, followed by Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, and Makalu in May. In July 2022, she set on her expedition to summit Nanga Parbat,[11][12] Broad Peak, and K2, by summitting K2 she became the youngest woman to climb the world’s second-highest peak on 28 July 2022.[13][14][15]

On 9 October 2024, Brownlee became the first British woman to climb all of the eight-thousanders.[16][17][18][19]

She was appointed the ambassador of BRIT (British Inspiration Trust),[20] which works for raising awareness on mental well-being and health in young adults.[21]

Mountaineering expeditions

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/739041-youngest-person-to-climb-everest-and-k2-female
  2. ^ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/665328-youngest-woman-to-climb-the-higher-8-000ers
  3. ^ "Adriana Brownlee: 'Russian roulette' for youngest woman to climb K2". BBC News. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Adriana Brownlee - World11 News". world11.news. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Adriana Brownlee: 'Russian roulette' for youngest woman to climb K2". Netional Dastak. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "21-year-old becomes youngest woman to climb K2". uk.news.yahoo.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Adriana Brownlee: 'Russian roulette' for youngest woman to climb K2". Flipboard. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Youngest person to climb the five higher 8,000ers (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ https://www.britishinspirationtrust.org.uk/post/mountaineer-and-adventurer-adriana-brownlee-joins-the-brit-ambassador-family
  10. ^ https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/adriana-brownlee
  11. ^ "Adriana Brownlee scales Nanga Parbat | Mt Everest Today". mteveresttoday. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  12. ^ Team, Editorial. "Adriana and Galiji become youngest climbers to climb Nanga Parbat". Skardu.pk. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  13. ^ "British climber Adriana Brownlee scales K2". Hamariweb.com News. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  14. ^ "21-year-old British climber Adriana Brownlee summits K2 - Sportsritenow". sportsritenow.com. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  15. ^ Verma, Ajay Kumar (30 July 2022). "21-year-old British climber Adriana Brownlee summits K2 - TECHSALAH360". techsalah360.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Adriana Brownlee sets record for the youngest person to climb 10 of the world's highest peaks". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  17. ^ "UK's Adriana Brownlee summits K2, becomes youngest to scale 10 peaks of over 8,000m". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  18. ^ Correspondent, Our (21 July 2022). "British mountaineer Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest to scale nine peaks". TNT. Retrieved 29 August 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ "UK mountaineer Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest to scale nine peaks". Pakistan Live. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  20. ^ Packer, Phil (2 April 2021). "Mountaineer and Adventurer, Adriana Brownlee, joins the BRIT Ambassador family". BRIT. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  21. ^ https://www.female-motivational-speakers.com/speaker/adriana-brownlee
  22. ^ https://www.mundoamerica.com/news/2024/10/17/6710deb8fdddff604f8b4581.html
  23. ^ Benavides, Angela (24 September 2024). "A Host of Climbers Aiming for Records Arrive on Shisha Pangma » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  24. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/15/briton-adriana-brownlee-youngest-woman-to-climb-worlds-14-highest-peaks
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