Cecilie Skog

Cecilie Skog (born 1974) is a Norwegian adventurer who on 1 August 2008 summited K2 with Lars Nessa, the first Norwegians to do so; her husband Rolf Bae died on the descent that day along with ten other climbers. A nurse by training, she has worked as a professional adventurer, guide and lecturer since reaching the summit of Mount Everest in 2004. Her summits include the highest peak of each continent, among them Denali, Aconcagua, Elbrus and Vinson, as well as Cho Oyu, Manaslu and Lhotse, and she has skied to both poles. With Ryan Waters she completed the first unassisted and unsupported crossing of Antarctica, more than 1,800 kilometres in 70 days that ended in January 2010.