British explorer becomes first woman to reach Earth’s highest and lowest points

By Edd Dracott, PA A British-American explorer has officially become the first woman to reach Earth’s highest and lowest points. After scaling the peak of Mount Everest in 2012, Vanessa O’Brien has travelled via submersible to the bottom of Challenger Deep, diving 10,925 metres below the waves of the western Pacific Ocean – a double … Continue reading British explorer becomes first woman to reach Earth’s highest and lowest points