Adriana Brownlee

Adriana Brownlee is a British mountaineer, certified paragliding pilot and adventure athlete, born in London on 8 January 2001. Her father, Tony, introduced her to the mountains through the National Three Peaks Challenge, which she finished in 22 hours when she was nine years old. She reached the summit of Mount Everest on 31 May 2021 and climbed K2 on 28 July 2022, becoming the youngest woman to stand on the world's second highest peak. On 9 October 2024 she completed all fourteen of the eight-thousanders, the first British woman to do so. She is also an ambassador for the British Inspiration Trust, which works to raise awareness of mental wellbeing among young adults.