Articles tagged with: courage

Catherine Destivelle (Mountaineer/First Woman to Climb Eiger's North Face Solo)

catherine_destivelle.jpgCatherine Monique Suzanne Destivelle (born 24 July 1960) is an Algeria-born French rock climber and mountaineer.

In 1992 she became the first woman to complete a solo ascent of the Eiger's north face. She completed the climb in winter in 15 hours.

Her other notable climbs include the Bonatti Route on the north face of the Matterhorn and the southwest pillar of the Aiguille du Dru (the Bonatti Pillar).

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Life Can Be Scary. It's OK To Feel Afraid.

AWR life can be scaryWords of wisdom from Daily Om.

No matter how brave, strong, or levelheaded we are, sometimes we all get scared.

Life can take us on a roller coaster ride full of highs and lows and twists and turns.

Even for those of us who enjoy unexpected thrills, it's frightening to suddenly find ourselves heading for a deep plunge.

Yet, it happens to all of us.

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Margaret Moth (Journalist/Camerawoman)

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Updated January 30, 2016: Thank you once again Margaret Moth for a life will lived. You are remembered.

Susan's update, March 21, 2010: CNN reports that Margaret Moth, a woman whose courage almost defied belief, died today at the age of 59.

I posted her story here in September 2009, when I first learned of her and her amazing life.

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