- Annabelle Bond
Annabelle Bond (born 1969), is an international adventurer and activist, who came to prominence after climbing the summit of Mount Everest on
15 May 2004 , making her the fourth British woman to do so. [http://imgspeakers.com/speaker/Bio.aspx?SpeakerID=212]In 2005 she became the fastest woman and fourth fastest person to ever climb all
Seven Summits , when she climbed them in 360 days. She had also reached the summit ofMount Everest in 2004, becoming the fourth British woman ever to successfully climb the mountain. Her televised climb of Everest portrayed her as the glamourous blonde who brought herlipstick to the summit of Everest [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-1880011_2,00.html] .She has also held the title of second fastest woman to complete the 103 kilometre
MacLehose Trail marathon inHong Kong .Despite her mountain climbing feats, she devotes much of her time to charity fundraising and heads the Eve Appeal to raise money for
Ovarian Cancer . She is one of the few women to have publicly spoken about her ovarian tumor, in a brave attempt to get more women to seek treatment, as well as to raise awareness and increase funding.She is the daughter of British banker Sir John Bond, former Chairman of
HSBC and current Chairman ofVodafone . She has a child with American hedge fund managerWarren Lichtenstein . [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/columnists.html?in_article_id=480880&in_page_id=1772&in_author_id=230]External links
* [http://www.annabellebond.com/index.html Annabelle Bond official website]
* [http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1022982004 Scotsman newspaper bio of Annabelle Bond]
* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/columnists/columnists.html?in_article_id=480880&in_page_id=1772&in_author_id=230 Annabelle's new challenge]
* [http://www.thespeakersagency.com/speakerdetail.asp?speaker=417&show=image Speaker Agency bio]
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