On this day in history in 1995, Alison Hargreaves, 33, became only the second person ever to reach the peak of the world's highest mountain without oxygen or the help of sherpas. The British mother of two failed in her first attempt yet still chose to tackle the mountain's notorious north ridge from Tibet.
She reached the 29,028ft (8,847.7m) summit at 1208 local time on Saturday - 0723 in Britain - and immediately radioed her base camp. She wanted to send a fax to her two children, Tom and Kate, aged six and four, at home near Fort William on the west coast of Scotland.
The message was: "I am on the top of the world and I love you dearly."
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