Bonita Norris
Bonita Norris (born 1987) is a British mountaineer. She was the youngest British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 22 from May 2010 until May 2012, when her record was broken by Leanna Shuttleworth, aged 19.[1][2]
In 2011 Bonita climbed Ama Dablam with Lhakpa Wongchu Sherpa and in 2012, Bonita returned to the Himalayas for her fifth expedition, to attempt Lhotse, the world's fourth-highest mountain. She summited on 28 May 2012, becoming the third British woman to do so.[3] In 2016, Bonita attempted to climb the world's second-highest peak, K2 in Pakistan,[4] but was unsuccessful.[5]
Notable expeditions and climbs
- Manaslu fore summit, 8163m (2009)
- Mount Everest, 8848m (2010)
- Last-degree ski expedition to the geographic North Pole (2011)
- Ama Dablam, 6812m (2011)
- Imja Tse (Island Peak), 6189m (2012)
- Lhotse, 8516m (2012)
Books
In 2017, Bonita published her memoir, The Girl Who Climbed Everest, in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton. The paperback version reached number 1 in the Amazon Mountaineering book chart in 2022.
Personal life
Norris attended The Holt School, located in Wokingham, Berkshire, England.[6] She went on to study at Royal Holloway, University of London, graduating in 2009 with a BA Media Arts.[7]
Norris has two children and lives in London with her husband, the former competition climber, Adrian Baxter.
See also
References
- ^ Doward, Jamie (23 May 2010). "Bonita Norris and her long ordeal in Everest's dead zone". The Guardian.
- ^ "Bonita Norris becomes youngest British woman to conquer Mount Everest". The Daily Telegraph. 17 May 2010.
- ^ McHale, John (30 May 2012). "Bonita claims record with the ascent of Everest's neighbor Lhotse". grough.co.uk.
- ^ Stewart, Pip (9 December 2016). "Meet the climber who's trying to set a K2 record". Red Bull.
- ^ Maxted, Anna (15 July 2017). "Bonita Norris: I conquered Mount Everest and beat my eating disorder". The Times.
- ^ Nurse, Jon (2012) "Adventurer Bonita scales new heights as cliff diving presenter", getsurrey.co.uk, 15 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013
- ^ "Alumna Bonita Norris goes to the extreme in new TV presenting job", rhul.ac.uk, 8 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013
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