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Cathy O'Dowd

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Cathy O'Dowd is a South African author and climber who now lives in Andorra, in the Pyrenees mountains. She was the first South African (of either sex) to climb Everest and the first woman in the world to climb Everest from both sides. She has been climbing for over 30 years. She is also passionate about ski mountaineering and rock climbing. She works as an inspirational speaker on the international corporate speaking circuit. ...more

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Ski Mountaineering in Kyrgyzstan

I’m away in Kyrgyzstan 16 March to 6 April 2022, joining two friends in exploring the Terskey Ala-Too, a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk-Kul, with the highest peak being Pic Karakol (5,216 m).

Where we go exactly depends on the snow conditions that we find on our arrival.

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	Just for the love of it 3.98 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everest: Free to Decide by Cathy O'Dowd (Goodreads Author), Ian Woodall 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Edexcel Anthology for GCSE English: English 1203/1204 English Literature 1213 by Vernon Scannell, U.A. Fanthorpe, Jackie Kay (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just for the love of it by O'Dowd, Cathy (2014) Paperback liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars