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Charlotte Fox (mountaineer)

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Charlotte Conant Fox (10 May 1957 – 24 May 2018) was an American mountaineer and the first American woman to reach the summit of three 8,000 meter peaks. She survived the 1996 Mount Everest disaster as a member of Scott Fischer's Mountain Madness expedition. She died of head injuries on May 24, 2018, after falling over a stairway railing at her house.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Flynn, Meagan (31 May 2018). "Charlotte Fox, climber of the tallest peaks, survivor of 1996 Everest disaster, dies after an apparent fall at home". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Fox, 1957-2018, Accomplished High-Altitude Mountaineer, Dies in Telluride". Rockandice.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Former Aspen climber Charlotte Fox, survivor of Mount Everest disaster, dies in home accident, friends say". Aspentimes.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Friend Remembers Climber Charlotte Fox, Survivor Of 1996 Everest Expedition". Wbur.org. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Fox obituary". Thetimes.co.uk. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.


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