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Rebecca Stevens was the 61 British woman to climb Mount Qomolangma. Before she went up 62 mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat(公寓) in South London.
In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia 63 some other climbers. She found that life on Qomolangma is hard. “You must carry everything on your 64 ,” she said, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t 65 take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is 66 water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough 67 !”
When Rebecca 68 the top of Mount Qomolangma on May 17, 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous.
Now she 69 a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television.
Rebecca 70 today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in South London among her pictures and books about mountains!