WORLD : Seattle Woman Climbs Everest
From Times Wire Services
KATMANDU, Nepal —
A Seattle woman has become only the third American woman to scale Mt. Everest, achieving the feat with her Russian husband, the Nepali Ministry of Tourism said today.
Catherine Gibson, 35, conquered the 29,029-foot mountain on Sunday with her husband, Aleksei Karasnokutsky, 41, and a Sherpa guide after an eight-hour climb from the fourth camp at 26,247 feet. Gibson became only the 14th woman to climb the world’s highest peak.
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