Alison Hargreaves

Alison Hargreaves ( born February 17, 1962 in Belper, Derbyshire, † August 13, 1995 at K2) was a Scottish extreme mountaineer.

Hargreaves was mainly known by their place without artificial oxygen ascent of Mount Everest in 1995 and caused a stir by spectacular solo climbing, they also performed pregnant. In particular, discussions of ethical issues, such as with respect to the obligations and risks, which she wore as a mountain-climbing mother, were triggered by the tours Hargreaves '. Alison Hargreaves came in 1995 at the height of her alpine career while trying killed, to climb the three highest mountains in the world within one season. She left behind her husband, Jim Ballard and the two children Tom and Katie.

Mountaineering achievements

Literature and sources

• Alison Hargreaves: A Hard Day's Summer: Six Classic North Faces Solo, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1995 ISBN 0-340-60602-9
• Biography of Alison Hargreaves
• Reports from K2 disaster ( in English)

• Mountaineers (United Kingdom)
• Extreme sports (United Kingdom)
• Scotsman
• Born in 1962
• Died in 1995
• Woman