Cecilie Skog

Cecilie Skog
Skog in 2011
Born	(1974-08-09) 9 August 1974 (age 50) Ålesund, Norway
Occupation(s)	Adventurer, lecturer, guide
Spouse(s)	Rolf Bae ​ (died 2008)​ [1] Aleksander Gamme ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2019)​ [2]
Website	cecilieskog.com

Cecilie Skog (born August 9, 1974) is a Norwegian adventurer who trekked across Antarctica in 2010.[3]

Life

Skog studied and worked as a nurse, but since summiting Mount Everest in 2004, she has worked as a professional adventurer, guide and lecturer.

In August 2008, she climbed K2.[4] Her husband, Rolf Bae, who had been climbing with her on K2, perished during the descent, as did ten other mountaineers. In a close call at the bottleneck, another climber, Dren Mandić unhooked himself and lost balance causing him to bump into her. Skog was only pushed back a small distance whereas Mandić fell 100 meters.

In January 2010, she finished the first unassisted and unsupported crossing of Antarctica. Together with Ryan Waters, she took 70 days, from November 13, 2009 to January 21, 2010, to complete the more than 1800 km long journey across the Antarctic continent.[3]

Summits

• Mont Blanc 4807 m, 1996
• Aconcagua, 6962 m (South America) 1999
• Denali, 6194 m (North America) 2001
• Cho Oyu 8188 m, 2003
• Elbrus, 5642 m (Europe) 2003
• Mount Everest, 8848 m (Asia) 2004
• Kilimanjaro, 5895 m (Africa) 2004
• Mount Vinson, 4897 m (Antarctica) 2006
• Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 m (Australia) 2006
• Carstensz Pyramid, 4884 m (Oceania), 2007
• K2, 8611 m (Pakistan) 2008, summited on August 1 with Lars Nessa. First Norwegians to summit K2.
• Manaslu 8163 m, 2011
• Lhotse 8516 m, 2012

Other expeditions

• 2003: Shisha Pangma 8042 m (reached 7400 m)
• 2004: Greenland, crossed the inland ice east to west – 610 km
• 2005: K2 8611 m (reached 7300 m)
• 2005: South Pole, skied from Ross Ice Shelf to the pole in 32 days
• 2006: North Pole, skied from Ellesmere Island to the pole in 49 days
• 2009: Greenland, crossed the inland ice west to east – 590 km
• 2010: Crossed Antarctica, from Berkner Island via the South Pole to Ross Ice Shelf in 70 days and more than 1800 km
• 2011: Interrupted ski attempt (dragging a canoe) to North Pole during summertime

Books

• Cecilie Skog og de tre polene (2006)[5]
• Til Rolf (2009)[6]
• Antarktis (2011)[7]
• Utemat (2012)[8]
• Et friluftsliv (2014)[9]

See also

• Explorers Grand Slam
• Three Poles Challenge

References

1. "Rolf Bae bekreftet omkommet". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
2. Eilertsen, Henriette (2019-02-14). "Slutt mellom Cecilie Skog og Aleksander Gamme". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
3. "Cecilie Skog Delivers at Banff Film Festival". Gripped.
4. "Verdens dødeligste kvinneklubb". Netavisen.no.
5. "Cecilie Skog og de tre polene".
6. "Til Rolf".
7. "Antarktis".
8. "Utemat".
9. "Et friluftsliv".^[permanent dead link‍]

External links

• Cecilie Skog on 7summits.com Archived 2006-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Dagbladet article (Norwegian)
• First unassisted and unsupported crossing of Antarctica