Brigitte Muir

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Brigitte Muir
Personal information
Birth nameBrigitte Leonce Suzanne Koch
Born (1958-09-08) 8 September 1958 (age 65)
Ougrée, Seraing, Belgium
Career
Notable ascents Mount Everest (1997)
Seven Summits (1997)
Shivling (1986)
Family
Spouse Eric Renz. Former husband Jon Muir

Brigitte Leonce Suzanne Muir OAM (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.

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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. [3]

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

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