Australian fastest to climb seven highest peaks on each continent

Makalu - In 2013, she climbed Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world; Manaslu, the eighth-highest mountain in the world; Gasherbrum 1, the 11th highest mountain in the world and Gasherbrum 2, the 13th highest mountain in the world. All of the mountains Burke climbed in 2013 were in the Himalayas.

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Annapurna - Burke scaled Annapurna in central Nepal in 2016.

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Kanchenjunga - Burke climbed Kanchenjunga on the border of Nepal and India in 2018.

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Freda Du Faur - Freda Du Faur was born in 1882 in Sydney and was the first woman to climb Aoraki / Mount Cook, doing so in 1910.

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Mounts De la Beche - In the same year, she climbed Mount De la Beche, a peak 2979 meters above sea level.

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Mount Du Faur - She was the first person to climb the New Zealand mountain now named after her, Mount Du Faur.

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Four more mountains - Freda Du Faur climbed four more mountains in the New Zealand Alps before retiring.

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Steve Plain - With his final descent from Mount Everest, Steve Plain from Albury, NSW set a world record.

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177 days - Plain reached all seven peaks within a span of 117 days, the shortest period of time in history.

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Previous record - The previous record was 126 days, set by a Polish man.

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Climb confirmed - The Himalayan Guides hiking company, that Plain used to help climb Everest, confirmed his record-setting triumph.

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Rick Agnew - Agnew is another Australian climber of note and began seriously climbing when he was 41-years-old in the year 2000.

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Inspired by brother - Rick Agnew was inspired to start climbing by his brother, Brian Agnew, who founded the Australian Army Alpine Association.

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Everest - Rick reached the summit of Mount Everest in 2010.

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Seven Summits - By 2014, he'd reached the peak of the Seven Summits.

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Oldest Australian - Rick Agnew is the oldest Australian to have ever climbed the Seven Summits, completing the challenge at 55-years-old.

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First Canberran - Agnew is also the first Canberran to have reached the Seven Summits.

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Cheryl Bart - Cheryl Bart, (left) from Sydney, became the first Australian woman and the 31st person ever to complete Explorer's Grand Slam in 2013.

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Explorer's Grand Slam - The Explorer's Grand Slam is the Seven Summits plus skiing to the North Pole and South Pole unassisted.

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Family unit - Cheryl Bart climbed the Seven Summits with her daughter Nikki.

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Nikki and Cheryl Bart - Nikki and Cheryl Bart became the first mother-daughter duo to reach the Seven Summits.

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Australian Geographic - Australian Geographic awarded Nikki and Cheryl Bart with the Spirit of Adventure Award.

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Joe Bonington - Joe Bonington grew up in a family of hikers, climbers and explorers and has been based out of Sydney since 1998.

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Australian Himalayan Foundation - Bonington was made an ambassador for the Australian Himalayan Foundation in 2017.

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Christine Jensen Burke - Burke, originally from New Zealand and moved to Australia in 1990, is the first Kiwi or Aussie woman to reach the summit of K2.

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First - She's also the first woman from down under to reach all Seven Summits.

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Mount Everest - Burke reached the top of Mount Everest on May 20, 2011.

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