Therese Bertheau
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Therese Bertheau was a Norwegian
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...

 mountaineer. She is noted as pioneering female climber, active from 1884 to 1910, and achieved many first ascents, as well as being the first woman on Store Skagastølstind
Store Skagastølstind
Store Skagastølstind is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range...

(2405m) in 1894. She is also known to be the woman in modern times that introduced trousers as an everyday clothing for women.
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