About Lydia

• First woman in the world to climb Everest without oxygen (1988)
• The only New Zealander to climb Everest without oxygen
• One of the very few women to successfully guide Mt Everest twice.
• First Ascents on mountains in Pakistan & Antarctic Peninsula
• More than 20 expeditions to over 6000m.
• Climbed on personal expeditions and commercial guiding trips to high altitude in Nepal, Pakistan, India, China, Bhutan, Argentina, Peru, Tanzania.
• Climbed 10 “Big Walls” in Yosemite Valley, Ca, USA (cliffs taking 7-10 days to climb), making 7 first female ascents in the early 1980s.
• Lives in Lake Hawea, near Wanaka, New Zealand with her partner Dean
• Continues to climb and have adventures.