Charlotte Fox (mountaineer)

Charlotte Conant Fox (10 May 1957 – 24 May 2018) was an American mountaineer and the first American woman to reach the summit of three 8,000 meter peaks. She survived the 1996 Mount Everest disaster as a member of Scott Fischer's Mountain Madness expedition. She died of head injuries on May 24, 2018, after falling over a stairway railing at her house.[1][2][3][4][5]

References
  1. Flynn, Meagan (31 May 2018). "Charlotte Fox, climber of the tallest peaks, survivor of 1996 Everest disaster, dies after an apparent fall at home". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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