Meet Bianca Adler: The 18-year-old from Melbourne who turned back 400 metres from Everest’s summit, then returned a year later and made history
- 18-year-old Bianca Adler turns back 400m from Everest summit, returns a year later to make historyPhoto: Bianca Adler/ InstagramIn the pre-dawn darkness of the world’s highest mountain, an 18-year-old from Melbourne stood on top of the world.
- Bianca Adler had just become the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest, completing a feat that had eluded her just 12 months earlier, according to reports.
- At about 2:20am Nepal time, after an eight-hour climb from Camp 4 at 8,000 metres, Bianca reached the 8,849-metre summit alongside her guides, Pemba and Ngdu.
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- 18-year-old Bianca Adler turns back 400m from Everest summit, returns a year later to make historyPhoto: Bianca Adler/ InstagramIn the pre-dawn darkness of the world’s highest mountain, an 18-year-old from Melbourne stood on top of the world.
- Bianca Adler had just become the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest, completing a feat that had eluded her just 12 months earlier, according to reports.
- At about 2:20am Nepal time, after an eight-hour climb from Camp 4 at 8,000 metres, Bianca reached the 8,849-metre summit alongside her guides, Pemba and Ngdu.
Sources: Times of India