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'''Rebecca Stephens''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 3 October 1961) is a [[United kingdom|British]] mountaineer, writer, [[motivational speaker]] and leadership coach. She was the first British woman to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]]<ref name=":0" /> and the first British Woman to climb the Seven Summits.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2005/may/15/observerescapesection2|title=Exploration is about personal firsts|last=Stephens|first=Rebecca|date=2005-05-15|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-07-04}}</ref> Her experiences in the outdoors combined with her business and communications background lead her to found leadership development company Seven Summits Performance Ltd.

Stephens originally trained as a [[journalist]] and pursued that career for some ten years, becoming deputy editor of the ''[[Financial Times]]'' magazine ''Resident Abroad''.In 1989 Stephens accompanied an expedition attempting the North East Ridge of Mount Everest. Exploring the question “why do climbers climb?”, she climbed to the first camp at 7,100m and made a decision she wanted to climb the mountain herself. In 1993 she returned to Everest on a British expedition and reached the summit on the 17th May, becoming the first British woman to do so.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/10073278/Everest-at-60-the-Brits-who-got-there-first.html|title=Everest at 60: the Brits who got there first|last=Conefrey|first=Mick|date=2013-05-24|access-date=2018-07-04|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> On 22 November 1994 she became the third woman, and the first British woman, to climb the [[seven summits|seven continental summits]] of the [[Seven Summits#The Bass and Messner lists|''Messner'' list]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://7summits.com/|title=The seven summits, the highest peaks of the 7 continents: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, Carstensz! Trips, Statistics & information!|last=7summits|first=|date=|website=7summits.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-07-04}}</ref>

She was appointed an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1994.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53527/page/23|title=The Gazette|last=|first=|date=30 December 1993|work=The Gazette|access-date=2018-07-04}}</ref>

She was a presenter on [[BBC television]]'s science series ''[[Tomorrow's World]]'' from 1994 to 1996.

In addition to her mountaineering exploits, Stephens has sailed the Southern Seas to the [[South Magnetic Pole]] and [[Antarctica]] and crossed the [[South Atlantic]] island of [[South Georgia Island|South Georgia]]. With the polar explorers [[Ranulph Fiennes]] and [[Mike Stroud (physician)|Mike Stroud]], she competed in an eight-day Eco-Challenge, which consisted of running, biking and canoeing across the [[Canadian Rockies]].<ref>[http://www.rebeccastephens.com/biography-photo-gallery.htm Biography page] of rebeccastephens.com</ref>

Rebecca delivers motivational talks and workshops on subjects which include: leadership, team building, decision making, influencing and communication, and resilience. Rebecca also leads experiential treks in Africa and the Himalayas.

She is a visiting fellow at [[Ashridge Executive Education|Ashridge Business School]], fellow of [[Royal Geographical Society|The Royal Geographical Society]], member of [[Alpine Club (UK)|The Alpine Club]] and a trustee of the [[Himalayan Trust|Himalayan Trust UK]].

Rebecca Stephens is a consultant at Skarbek Associates.

==Selected publications==
*Rebecca Stephens, ''Due South'' (London: Wigwam, 2009)
*Rebecca Stephens & Robert Heller, ''The Seven Summits of Success'' (London: Capstone, 2005)
*Rebecca Stephens, ''Everest'' (London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001)
*Rebecca Stephens, ''On Top of the World'' (London: Macmillan, 1994)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.rebeccastephens.com Rebecca's Website]
*[http://www.everest1953.co.uk/rebecca-stephens Mount Everest Rebecca Stephens Interview]

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