Brigitte Muir Explained

Brigitte Muir
Full Name:Brigitte Leonce Suzanne Muir
Birth Name:Brigitte Leonce Suzanne Koch
Birth Date:1958 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Ougrée, Seraing, Belgium
Notable Ascents:Mount Everest (1997)
Seven Summits (1997)
Shivling (1986)
Spouse:Eric Renz. Former husband Jon Muir

Brigitte Leonce Suzanne Muir (born 8 September 1958)[1] is a Belgian-born Australian mountain climber. Her climbing career spanned over thirty years.[2] In 1997, she became the first Australian woman to summit Mount Everest and climb the Seven Summits.

Early life and education

Muir was born Brigitte Koch in Ougrée, Belgium.

Climbing career

In 1986, Muir, along with her then-husband Jon Muir and friend Graeme Hill, completed the first ascent of the South West Pillar of Shivling in Northern India.

In 1997, she became the first Australian woman to summit Mount Everest[3] [4] [5] and climb the Seven Summits.[6]

In 1998, Penguin (Viking) published her autobiography, The Wind in My Hair.

In 2008, SBS broadcast The Eighth Summit, a documentary directed and produced by wife and husband team Anne and Wayne Tindall, and based on Brigitte’s life.[7]

After her career in mountaineering and adventure, Brigitte became a film maker[8] and an inspirational speaker.[9] She now leads community building treks in her beloved village of Lura in Eastern Nepal, where she started a women’s literacy and empowerment program.[10] [11] [12]

Awards and Citations

Bibliography

Other sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Liégeoise qui a conquis l'Everest. Lily Portugaels. lalibre.be.
  2. Web site: EverestHistory.com: Brigitte Muir . 2015-11-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914055436/http://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/bmuir.htm . 2015-09-14 .
  3. Book: Will Steffen . Himalayan Dreaming: Australian Mountaineering in the Great Ranges of Asia, 1922-1990 . ANU E Press . 2010 . 978-1-921666-16-2 . 562–.
  4. http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=our+brigitte&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news970527_0118_9318 "At last our Brigitte is on top of the world"
  5. Web site: theage.com.au - The Age .
  6. Web site: Civics | Brigitte Muir . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151101010703/http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/brigitte_muir%2C17576.html . 2015-11-01 . 2015-11-04.
  7. Web site: Conquering Everest. The Age.
  8. Web site: Brigitte Muir takes us 'behind the smile'. abc.net.au.
  9. Web site: Brigitte Muir OAM - The first Australian woman to climb Mt Everest and the first Australian to climb the Seven Summits - Saxton Speakers Bureau. Saxton Speakers Bureau.
  10. Web site: Alan Attwood, Anita Sethi and Brigitte Muir. .
  11. Web site: I was there. Making it to the top of Everest. The Age.
  12. Web site: Business Beyond the Earthquake Trek. hdfa.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831043714/http://hdfa.org/events/business-beyond-the-earthquake-trek/. 2015-08-31.
  13. Web site: AG Society Spirit of Adventure Awards. Australian Geographic.
  14. Web site: It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours.
  15. Web site: It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours.

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