“Limits exist only in our minds.”
“Hannah inspired us with her drive and enthusiasm; she makes you believe that you can achieve anything if you only believe in yourself and have the self belief to make it happen.”
Director Fujitsu services (UK)
An enthusiastic mountaineer. Hannah has climbed extensively in Ireland, Scotland, The Alps, South America and Nepal. She was a member of two expeditions to Mount Everest. In 2003 she climbed the south face of Everest but unfortunately due to frostbite in her toes and fingers together with three cracked ribs, had to retreat approximately 100 vertical meters from the summit. On this same descent she stopped and single handedly rescued a fellow mountaineer who was dying at 7500m.
More recently she successfully completed the Polar-Challenge and was one of only five people and the only female to have completed the race. The race involved hauling a 100lb pulk over 350 miles of Arctic wasteland to the Magnetic Pole. She was awarded the Wedgwood Polar Endeavour trophy for her leadership, courage, determination, humour and selflessness on the race.
In addition to this and having only taken up running 6 years ago, she has represented and won awards for her country in cross country and athletic competitions and Great Britain in mountain marathon races all around the world.
Her efforts have been recognised in a series of media and achievement awards over recent years.
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