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In 1986, Sharon Wood became the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everest – and the first woman in the world to do so via the West Ridge from Tibet and without Sherpa support. Thirty-four years later her debut memoir, Rising hit the shelves.
Sharon Adele Wood (born May 18, 1957), a Canadian mountaineer and guide, was the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 20, 1986. She climbed via the new route of the west shoulder from the Rongbuk Glacier; with Dwayne Congdon and without Sherpa assistance.
Canadian, SHARON WOOD made history in l986 when she became the first woman from North America to climb Mount Everest. Her small team’s ascent of the difficult West Ridge, without Sherpa support, was a first from the Tibetan side. Despite several attempts since, their route has never been repeated.
Sep 23, 2019 · More than three decades after becoming the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everest, Sharon Wood looks back with pride about how she reached the top rather than how she made...
- Colette Derworiz
In 1986, Canadian alpinist and mountain guide Sharon Wood became the first North American woman to summit Everest. Now, more than 30 years later, she’s sharing her story. Rising is a detailed, specific, focused account of the 70 days Wood and her teammates spent climbing the challenging west ridge of Everest.
Oct 7, 2016 · Sharon Wood considers her relationship with her family as important an accomplishment as that cold May evening in 1986 when she became the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Dec 31, 2019 · More than 30 years after her historic summit, Sharon Wood recounts the journey to become the first North American woman to top Mount Everest in "Rising."
