Sporting and adventure heroines
Juliette Winter. Professional boxer.
This map pin is at the former entrance to the Lau Gar Martial Arts Centre where Juliette first trained as a kick-boxer in Derby. Juliette then progressed to professional boxing at the nearby One Nation Boxing Gym and won the first ever British Boxing Board sanctioned professional female title in 2006.
Alison Hargreaves. 1962-1995
Alison was a groundbreaking mountaineer. After managing to navigate the gender disparity within the climbing community at the time, she became the first female climber to conquer Mount Everest alone without oxygen or sherpa guidance.
Animation and imagery created by the team at Horizons Sixth Form in Derby
Quiz
In 1993, Alison became the first climber, male or female, to reach the summits of:
[A] All 3 great North faces of the Alps in one season
[B] All 4 great North faces of the Alps in one season
[C] All 6 great North faces of the Alps in one season
Find out more about Alison’s life in this fabulous article by Ann Fleming, written on International Women’s Day in 2023
‘Dear Alison’ is a personal tribute written by poet Helen Mort
Ellen MacArthur. Sailor.
Broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005.
Preet Chandi – Polar explorer
Completed the longest ever solo and unsupported polar expedition in 2023.
You can find out more about Preet and her latest endeavours on her own site, Polar Preet