Cecilie Skog
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Cecilie Skog is a Norwegian
adventurer from Ålesund
. She studied and worked as a nurse, but since summiting Mount Everest in 2004, she has worked as a professional adventurer, guide and lecturer.
In August 2008 she climbed K2
. Her husband Rolf Bae
, who had been climbing with her on K2 on August 1, 2008, perished during the descent together with 10 other mountaineers.
In January 2010 she finished the first unassisted and unsupported crossing of Antarctica ever. Together with Ryan Waters she took 70 days, from November 13, 2009 to January 21, 2010, to complete the more than 1800 km long journey across the Antarctic continent.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
adventurer from Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
. She studied and worked as a nurse, but since summiting Mount Everest in 2004, she has worked as a professional adventurer, guide and lecturer.
In August 2008 she climbed K2
K2
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
. Her husband Rolf Bae
Rolf Bae
Rolf Bae was a Norwegian Arctic adventurer and mountaineer. Bae operated an adventure company called Fram, specializing in Arctic and Antarctic travel and survival courses....
, who had been climbing with her on K2 on August 1, 2008, perished during the descent together with 10 other mountaineers.
In January 2010 she finished the first unassisted and unsupported crossing of Antarctica ever. Together with Ryan Waters she took 70 days, from November 13, 2009 to January 21, 2010, to complete the more than 1800 km long journey across the Antarctic continent.
The seven summits
- Mount EverestMount EverestMount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
, 8848 m (Asia) 2004 - AconcaguaAconcaguaAconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas at . It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Argentine province of Mendoza and it lies west by north of its capital, the city of Mendoza. The summit is also located about 5 kilometres from San Juan Province and 15 kilometres from the...
, 6962 m (South America) 1999 - Denali, 6194 m (North America) 2001
- Kilimanjaro, 5895 m (Africa) 2004
- Mount Vinson, 4897 m (Antarctica) 2006
- Elbrus, 5642 m (Europe) 2003
- Mount KosciuszkoMount KosciuszkoMount Kosciuszko is a mountain located in the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park. With a height of 2,228 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Australia...
, 2228 m (Oceania/Australia) 2006 - Carstensz Pyramid, 4884 m (Oceania/Papua) 2007
Other adventures
- 1996: Mont BlancMont BlancMont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
4807 m - 2003: Shisha Pangma 8042 m (Reached 7400 m)
- 2003: Cho OyuCho OyuCho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal...
8201 m - 2004: GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, crossing the inland ice East to West - 610 km. - 2005: K2K2K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
8611 m (Reached 7300 m) - 2005: South PoleSouth PoleThe South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
, skied from Ross Ice ShelfRoss Ice ShelfThe Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
to the pole in 32 days. - 2006: North PoleNorth PoleThe North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
, skied from Ellsemere Island to the pole in 49 days. - 2008: K2K2K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
, 8611 m, summited on August 1 with Lars Nessa. First Norwegians to summit K2. - 2009: GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, crossing the inland ice West to East - 590 km. - 2010: Crossing Antarctica, from Berkner IslandBerkner IslandBerkner Island or Berkner Ice Rise or Hubley Island is a high and completely ice-covered large island about long and wide in Antarctica, with an area of . It is the second largest island of both Antarctica and the British Antarctic Territory, after Alexander Island. It is also located within the...
via the South PoleSouth PoleThe South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
to Ross Ice ShelfRoss Ice ShelfThe Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
in 70 days and more than 1800 km.