"Turkish SUMMIT - Elif has become the first Turkish woman to climb Mount Everest
image story Elif has become the first Turkish woman to climb Mount Everest. Image courtesy of the expedition website.
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08:56 am EST May 15, 2006
The expedition reports to ExWeb that four members reached the summit today (May 15) and Elif has become the first Turkish woman to climb Mount Everest. She reached the summit first, followed by Serkan, Soner and Haldun later.
Burcak, another female member of the team, wasn't feeling well and had to return back from around 8400-8500 m. Serhan and Bora, who were climbing without supplementary oxygen and therefore following others from behind, accompanied her down to Camp 3. "
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