Lene Gammelgaard
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Born | (1961-12-18) 18 December 1961 (age 62) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Nationality | Danish |
Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, author, motivational speaker |
Years active | 1981–present |
Website | LeneGammelgaard.com |
Lene Gammelgaard (born 18 December 1961) is a Danish climber, author, and motivational speaker. Gammelgaard is the 35th woman, and first Scandinavian woman, to climb Mount Everest,[1] reaching the summit via the South East Ridge on 10 May 1996, as part of Scott Fischer's tragic expedition. Her book Climbing High (1998) recounts the 1996 Everest disaster when a storm took the lives of Scott Fischer, Rob Hall, and six other climbers. Her book sold over 1 million copies and was translated into 13 languages. Gammelgaard was portrayed in the film, Everest (2015), by actress Charlotte Bøving [de].[2]
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- "Official website". LeneGammelgaard.com.
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- Ang Dorje Sherpa
- Jon Krakauer
- Beck Weathers
- Neal Beidleman
- Lene Gammelgaard
- Anatoli Boukreev
- Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa
- Michael Groom (climber)
- Sandy Hill (mountaineer)
- Pete Schoening
- Makalu Gau
- Andy Harris (mountain guide)
- Scott Fischer
- Rob Hall
- Tsewang Samanla and Dorje Morup (Green Boots)
- Yasuko Namba
- Into Thin Air
- Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
- The Climb (book)
- Everest (1998 film)
- Everest (2015 film)
- After the Wind
- Climbing High
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