June 2, 2005
The Seven Summits
A local woman just succeeded at her quest to be the Youngest Woman to climb the Seven Summits. The Bellingham Herald has the story: Bow woman, 20, reaches top of Mount EverestFisher becomes youngest person to reach "Seven Summits"
Twenty-year-old Danielle Fisher of Bow has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the youngest person to complete the "Seven Summits," the circuit of the tallest peaks on each of seven continents, according to her family.
"At approximately 8:00 a.m. Nepal time (7:15 p.m. our time) Danielle stood on top of the world," a family e-mail announced to supporters Wednesday evening.
A 23-year-old man formerly held the record. The youngest woman to previously climb all seven peaks was 35.
Fisher grew up in Skagit County. Her father, Jerome, oversees a contracting company. Her mother, Karen, counsels middle-school students.
She accomplished the feat despite being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder when she was in sixth grade. Fisher continues to take ADD medication, even when she’s climbing.
She learned during climbing trips with her father that she functions well at high altitude.
"When I’m climbing, I have to be a focused and organized person," she told The Bellingham Herald in an earlier interview. "There’s one thing: Get to the top and back safely."
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