EverestHistory.com: Charlotte Conant Fox

Charlotte Conant Fox, was born in Greensboro North Carolina on May, 10 1957. She, of course, is famous for her summit of Everest on May 10th, 1996, when her expedition leader, Scott Fischer, died along with 7 others including Rob Hall.

Mountaineering Background: In Asia, Charlotte successfully climbed Everest, Cho Oyu, and Gasherbrum II over a three-year period. In South America, she climbed Aconcagua, Huascaran, Chopicalqui, and several other 18,000+ ft. peaks in Peru. She has also climbed the West Rib on Denali, Mt. Vinson (Antarctica), Kilimanjaro, Mt. Rainier, Mont Blanc, and many alpine ice routes in the Canadian Rockies. Additionally, she has climbed all 56 Colorado "14ers" and made many mountaineering ski descents in North America and Europe. She has 15 years experience as a professional ski patroller and 12 years experience as an Emergency Medical Technician.

She attempted the South face of Annapurna in 1998 with the American Annapurna I South Face team, but none of the climbers reached the Summit.

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