A 52-year-old mountaineer has scripted history by becoming the first American-British woman to successfully climb the world’s second highest peak on Friday afternoon.

The GPS tracker shows that American climber Vanessa O’Brien stood atop the Mt K2 (8,611 m) a few minutes ago. Kathmandu-based expedition handling agencies also confirmed that 12 climbers including seven Nepali Sherpas scaled the peak this afternoon.

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