Adriana Brownlee

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Adriana Brownlee
Born (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 22)
London, England
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipBritish and Spanish
Alma materUniversity of Bath
OccupationMountaineer
Known forYoungest woman to climb K2[1]
Websiteadrianabrownlee.com

Adriana Brownlee is an English mountaineer, certified paragliding pilot, and adventure athlete.[2] She is the youngest woman to have climbed the world’s second highest peak K2 on July 28, 2022[3][4][5] and youngest women to climb the higher 8,000ers on 28 July 2022.[6]

Early life and education[edit]

Brownlee was born in London. Her father Tony Brownlee introduced her to mountains through the National Three Peaks Challenge which she completed successfully in 22 hours when she was 9 years old. Later, she attended the University of Bath.

Career[edit]

Brownlee along with her father had successfully climbed Mount Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, and Aconcagua, before she turned 18. She then climbed the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, both the mountains in two and a half days. Brownlee reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 31, 2021. After summiting Mount Everest, she took up Manaslu and summited on September 27. She summited Dhaulagiri on October 7. Brownlee summited Annapurna on April 28, followed by Kanchenjunga, Lhotse, and Makalu in May. In July 2022, she set on her expedition to summit Nanga Parbat,[7][8] Broad Peak, and K2, by summiting K2 she became the youngest woman to climb the world’s second highest peak on July 28, 2022.[9][10][11] Brownlee has completed 13 of the 14 x 8000m peaks (Eight-thousander) and hopes to climb the final mountain in 2024.[12][13][14][15]

She was appointed the ambassador of BRIT (British Inspiration Trust),[16] which works for raising awareness on mental well-being and health in young adults.

Brownlee has also climbed 8 of the 50 most prominent mountains in the world.

Mountaineering expeditions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adriana Brownlee: 'Russian roulette' for youngest woman to climb K2". BBC News. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Adriana Brownlee - World11 News". world11.news. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Adriana Brownlee: 'Russian roulette' for youngest woman to climb K2". Netional Dastak. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ "21-year-old becomes youngest woman to climb K2". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Adriana Brownlee: 'Russian roulette' for youngest woman to climb K2". Flipboard. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Youngest person to climb the higher 8,000ers (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  7. ^ "Adriana Brownlee scales Nanga Parbat | Mt Everest Today". mteveresttoday. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ Team, Editorial. "Adriana and Galiji become youngest climbers to climb Nanga Parbat". Skardu.pk. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ^ "British climber Adriana Brownlee scales K2". Hamariweb.com News. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. ^ "21-year-old British climber Adriana Brownlee summits K2 - Sportsritenow". sportsritenow.com. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ^ Verma, Ajay Kumar (30 July 2022). "21-year-old British climber Adriana Brownlee summits K2 - TECHSALAH360". techsalah360.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Adriana Brownlee sets record for the youngest person to climb 10 of the world's highest peaks". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  13. ^ "UK's Adriana Brownlee summits K2, becomes youngest to scale 10 peaks of over 8,000m". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  14. ^ Correspondent, Our (21 July 2022). "British mountaineer Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest to scale nine peaks". TNT. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  15. ^ "UK mountaineer Adriana Brownlee becomes youngest to scale nine peaks". Pakistan Live. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  16. ^ Packer, Phil (2 April 2021). "Mountaineer and Adventurer, Adriana Brownlee, joins the BRIT Ambassador family". BRIT. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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