Lene Gammelgaard

Lene Gammelgaard (born December 18, 1961) is a Danish mountaineer, author, and motivational speaker. She gained recognition as the 35th woman and the first Scandinavian woman to summit Mount Everest. On May 10, 1996, she successfully reached the peak via the South East Ridge as a member of Scott Fischer's ill-fated expedition, which was tragically affected by a storm resulting in multiple deaths. Her firsthand account of the 1996 Everest disaster is chronicled in her bestselling book, 'Climbing High' (1998), which has been translated into 13 languages and sold over 1 million copies. Gammelgaard was portrayed by actress Charlotte Bøving in the film 'Everest' (2015).