Tough Girl Podcast

On Tuesday 16th May 2017, Mollie Hughes successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest from the North side. This was Mollie's second time standing on top of Everest having already summited the South side in 2012. Achieving this feat at 26 has made her the youngest woman in the world and the first English woman to successfully summit from both the north and south sides of the world’s highest mountain! Show notes Intro - how would Mollie describe herself Not climbing her mountain until she was 17 Growing up in South Devon Lacking confidence at a young age The stages she took to get to where she wanted to go Arriving back from Kenya and deciding on her next challenge Travelling at a young age Her journey to Everest When the seed got planted to climb Everest Her search for women who had climbed Everest Giving herself 12 months to achieve her goal Having the conversation with her parents…. The money.. A record to be had in 2012 - being the youngest women to summit Mount Everest from the UK Dealing with rejectio