Annabelle Bond

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(born 1969) is a British

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, international adventurer and activist, who came to prominence after climbing the summit of

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow ...

on 15 May 2004, making her the fourth British woman to do so. In 2005 she became the fastest woman and fourth-fastest person to ever climb all

Seven Summits The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven traditional continents. Climbing to the summit of all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first achieved on 30 April 1985 by Richard Bass. Climbing the Seven Summits ...

, when she climbed them in 360 days. Her televised climb of Everest portrayed her as the glamorous blonde who brought her

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to the summit of Everest. She heads the Eve Appeal to raise money for

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. She is the daughter of British banker Sir John Bond. On 17 June 2006 Bond was appointed an OBE (Civil Division) for services to mountaineering and to the Eve Appeal. Bond has a daughter with Warren Lichtenstein and has become a successful child support plaintiff, obtaining an order for more than $500,000 per year from a Hong Kong court.

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External links

Annabelle Bond official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Annabelle 1969 births Living people English mountain climbers Summiters of the Seven Summits British summiters of Mount Everest Female climbers