Cecilie Skog
{{short description|Norwegian adventurer (born 1974)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cecilie Skog
| image = Cecilie Skog - 2011 (crop).jpg
| caption = Skog in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|8|9}}
| birth_place = Ålesund, Norway
| occupation = Adventurer, lecturer, guide
| spouse = {{marriage |Rolf Bae ||August 1, 2008|end=died}}{{Cite news |title=Rolf Bae bekreftet omkommet |language=nb |work=Verdens Gang |url=https://www.vg.no/i/RJp28 |access-date=2021-08-17}}
{{marriage |Aleksander Gamme|2014|February 2019|end=divorced}}{{Cite news |last=Eilertsen |first=Henriette |date=2019-02-14 |title=Slutt mellom Cecilie Skog og Aleksander Gamme |language=no |work=Dagbladet |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/slutt-mellom-cecilie-skog-og-aleksander-gamme/70770249 |access-date=2021-08-17}}
| website = [http://www.cecilieskog.com cecilieskog.com]
}}
Cecilie Skog (born August 9, 1974) is a Norwegian adventurer who was the first Norwegian woman to summit K2 mountain in 2008 and in 2010 she made the first unassisted trek across Antarctica.
Life
Skog studied and worked as a nurse, but since summiting Mount Everest in 2004, she has worked as a professional adventurer, guide and lecturer.
In August 2008, she climbed K2.{{cite news|work=Netavisen.no|url=http://www.nettavisen.no/innenriks/article2110688.ece |title= Verdens dødeligste kvinneklubb}} Her husband, Rolf Bae, who had been climbing with her on K2, perished during the descent, as did ten other mountaineers. In a close call at the so-called Bottleneck, a Serbian climber, Dren Mandić, unhooked himself and lost balance, bumping into Skog and falling 100 metres to his death.
In January 2010, she finished the first unassisted and unsupported crossing of Antarctica. Together with Ryan Waters, she took 70 days, from November 13, 2009 to January 21, 2010, to complete the more than 1800 km long journey across the Antarctic continent.{{cite news|title=Cecilie Skog Delivers at Banff Film Festival|work=Gripped|url=http://gripped.com/news/cecilie-skog-delivers-at-banff-film-festival/}}
Summits
- Mont Blanc 4807 m, 1996
- Aconcagua, 6962 m (South America) 1999
- Denali, 6194 m (North America) 2001
- Cho Oyu 8188 m, 2003
- Elbrus, 5642 m (Europe) 2003
- Mount Everest, 8848 m (Asia) 2004
- Kilimanjaro, 5895 m (Africa) 2004
- Mount Vinson, 4897 m (Antarctica) 2006
- Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 m (Australia) 2006
- Carstensz Pyramid, 4884 m (Oceania), 2007
- K2, 8611 m (Pakistan) 2008, summited on August 1 with Lars Nessa. First Norwegians to summit K2.
- Manaslu 8163 m, 2011
- Lhotse 8516 m, 2012
Other expeditions
- 2003: Shisha Pangma 8042 m (reached 7400 m)
- 2004: Greenland, crossed the inland ice east to west – 610 km
- 2005: K2 8611 m (reached 7300 m)
- 2005: South Pole, skied from Ross Ice Shelf to the pole in 32 days
- 2006: North Pole, skied from Ellesmere Island to the pole in 49 days
- 2009: Greenland, crossed the inland ice west to east – 590 km
- 2010: Crossed Antarctica, from Berkner Island via the South Pole to Ross Ice Shelf in 70 days and more than 1800 km
- 2011: Interrupted ski attempt (dragging a canoe) to North Pole during summertime
Books
- Cecilie Skog og de tre polene (2006){{cite web|url=https://wigestrand.no/products/cecilie-skog-og-de-tre-polene |title=Cecilie Skog og de tre polene}}
- Til Rolf (2009){{cite web|url=https://www.gyldendal.no/Sakprosa/Sport-natur-og-friluftsliv/Til-Rolf |title=Til Rolf}}
- Antarktis (2011){{cite web|url=https://www.gyldendal.no/Sakprosa/Sport-natur-og-friluftsliv/Antarktis |title=Antarktis}}
- Utemat (2012){{cite web|url=https://www.gyldendal.no/Sakprosa/Sport-natur-og-friluftsliv/Utemat |title=Utemat}}
- Et friluftsliv (2014){{cite web |url=https://www.gyldendal.no/Sakprosa/Sport-natur-og-friluftsliv/Et-friluftsliv |title=Et friluftsliv }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://7summits.com/info/stats2/index2.php?_=d&familyname=Skog Cecilie Skog on 7summits.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060318103630/http://7summits.com/info/stats2/index2.php?_=d&familyname=Skog |date=2006-03-18 }}
- [http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2006/04/25/464405.html Dagbladet article (Norwegian)]
- [http://www.explorersweb.com/polar/news.php?id=19064 First unassisted and unsupported crossing of Antarctica]
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Category:Norwegian mountain climbers
Category:Female polar explorers
Category:Summiters of the Seven Summits
Category:Norwegian summiters of Mount Everest