| First Name |
Alison
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| Middle Name |
Jane
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| Last Name |
Hargreaves
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| Maiden Name |
Hargreaves
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| Full Name at Birth |
Alison Jane Hargreaves
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| Birthday |
17th February, 1962
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| Birthplace |
Derbyshire, England, UK
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| Died |
13th August, 1995
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| Place of Death |
K2, Karakoram, Pakistan
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| Cause of Death |
Blown off the mountain during a violent storm while returning from the summit of K2 in Pakistan.
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Quote: "It is better to have lived one day as a tiger than a thousand days as a sheep''., She was 33 when she died, leaving behind a husband and two children: 6 year old Tom, and 4 year old Kate.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Belper High School
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| University |
Not University / Higher Educated.
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| Occupation Text |
British mountain climber.
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| Occupation |
Daredevil
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| Claim to Fame |
First person to climb all the six most famous Alpine North Faces in a single summer & alone.
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| Year(s) Active |
1995-1995 (author: ''A Hard Day's Summer''), 1975-1995 (debut: she started climbing at 13 years old, and soon started tackling alpine faces)
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| Associated Acts |
The Alpine Journal (magazine)
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| Pets |
Jeff Lowe (climb partner), James Ballard (widower), Tom Ballard (son b.1989), Hillary Collins (outdoor pursuits teacher), Tom Frost (climb partner), Marc Twight (climb partner), Kate (daughter b.1991), Stephen Venables (journalist), Kevin Cooney (mountaineer), Rob Slater (climb partner), Peter Hillary (climb partner), Dawn Hopkinson (climb partner), Gerry Lidgett (climb partner), John Edward Hargreaves (father), Joyce Winifred (mother)
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| Favorite Places |
Spean Bridge, Scottish Highlands, The Eiger, Switzerland, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, Kantega, Himalayas, Nepal, Everest, Himalayas, Nepal, The Alps, Europe, The Karakoram range, Pakistan, Ben Nevis, Scottish Highlands, Ama Dablam, Nepal, Kangchenjunga, Nepal, Stob Corrie Nan Lochan, Scottish Highlands, Fort William, west coast of Scotland, Lobuche, Himalayas, Nepal
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| Favorite Accessories |
a silk flower (she planted on Everest summit)
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Alison Jane Hargreaves (17 February 1962 – 13 August 1995) was a British mountain climber.
Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season—a first for any climber. This feat included climbing the difficult north face of the Eiger in the Alps, in 1988. Hargreaves also climbed 6,812-metre (22,349 ft) Ama Dablam in Nepal.
