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At 54, Asel Baibagysheva Becomes 1st Woman From Kyrgyzstan To Scale Everest

Kyrgyzstan's Asel Baibagysheva, at the age of 54, becomes the first female mountaineer from the country to scale the world's highest peak. Earlier, she became the first Kyrgyz woman to climb Manaslu without supplemental oxygen.

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Kyrgyzstan's Asel Baibagysheva, 54, became the first female mountaineer from the country to scale the world's highest peak: Mount Everest on May 11. She began her ascent from Everest Base Camp on April 14 and reached the summit in just 54 hours. She was accompanied by fellow Kyrgyz climber Kadyr Saidilkan.

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A veteran mountaineer with eight years of experience, Baibagysheva has previously conquered several challenging peaks, like Lenin Peak, Zhenish, Khan Tengri, and Zhel-Aidar. She is also the first Kyrgyz woman to summit Manaslu, another 8,000-meter peak, without supplemental oxygen.

Baibagysheva was rewarded 500,000 soms (about ₹4.9 lakh) on May 30 by Kyrgyzstan's Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Adylbek Kasymaliev. “With her determination and strength, Asel has made history for Kyrgyzstan and inspired climbers across the world,” said Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, CEO of 14 Peaks Expedition.

Here's a list of women who became the first from their countries to climb Mount Everest:

Bachendri Pal: India

Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman who scale Mount Everest on May 23, 1984. A school teacher by profession, she later took a leap and went ahead to climb Mt. Everest. She was awarded the third-highest civilian award in India, Padma Bhushan, by the Government of India in 2019 for her achievements.

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Junko Tabei: Japan

Junko Tabei was the first woman to scale Mount Everest on May 16, 1975. She was also the first to ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent. On November 19, 2019, a mountain range on Pluto was named Tabei Montes in honor of Tabei's mountaineering accomplishments.

Pan Duo: China

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Pan Duo was the first woman to summit Mount Everest via the North Face route. She was also the first Chinese woman to reach the peak of Mt. Everest on May 27, 1975. As a result of the climb, Pan Duo ended up losing three of her toes to frostbite. She later said, "Chinese women have a strong will; difficulties can't stop us. We climbed the highest peak in the world; we hold up half the sky."

Wanda Rutkiewicz: Poland

A computer engineer by profession, Wanda became the first woman to reach the summit of K2—which she did without supplemental oxygen—and the third woman to scale Mount Everest. Wanda passed away during her expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1992. Her determination to climb and reach the summits of all 14 of the eight-thousanders, though left incomplete, inspired future generations to pursue the same goal.

Stacy Marie Allison: USA

Stacy became the first American woman to scale Mount Everest on September 29, 1988. Three days later, on October 2, Peggy Luce Gudgell, a member of the same team, became the second American woman to reach the Everest summit.

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