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LYDIA BRADEY AWARDED ORDER OF MERIT
CLIMBING ICON Lydia Bradey has been honoured for her services to mountaineering.
The Wanaka local, who was the first woman to climb Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen, was awarded an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mountaineering at a ceremony in Queenstown.
She has since climbed Everest six times, and is the only woman to successfully guide four expeditions to its peak.
Bradey said it was an honour to receive the award from Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy, and the
