Cathy O'Dowd

		The 1st woman to climb Mt Everest from both south and north sides	página en español...

Photo by Mike Carwright, taken in Toulome Meadows, Yosemite CA, USA

Motivational speaker, mountaineer & author

professional speaker
... you have encouraged many people to set themselves more challenging targets in both their professional and private lives.
NFU Mutual Insurance
author
The story of what she chose to do will haunt everyone who
reads it. UK Daily Mail
mountaineer & adventurer, including four times to Everest

Just for the love of it
Cathy's riveting account of her first 3 Everest
adventures, climbing the south col route in '96, through the famous storm, and returning to the north in '98 & '99.

NEW: Cathy will be the guest speaker at the YHA Gradbach Festival of Climbing in the UK's Peak District 27-29 Oct '08. 10% of festival proceeds go to the YHA's 'Breaks for Kids' fund.

NEW: Photos from Cathy's summer climbing in the Alps and the Pyrenees.

Video Showreel

NEW: Video from Cathy's Everest North Ridge expedition now up on YouTube.

Cathy has given presentations in
35 countries on 6 continents.

Latest feedback on
Just for the love of it:

Going to recommend your book
- it was BRILLIANT!
Jeanette Budd, South Africa

what an outstanding book... you made a lasting impression
Tami Sage, Seattle