Iryna Halay
Iryna Oleksandrivna Halay (Ukrainian: Ірина Олександрівна Галай; born 1988) is a Ukrainian mountaineer from Mukacheve, Zakarpattia Oblast.[1] On 20 May 2016,[2] she became the first Ukrainian woman to climb Mount Everest and to raise the Ukrainian flag on its peak.[3][4] On July 27, 2021,[5] she became the first Ukrainian woman to climb K2, reaching nearly 8,000 meters without an oxygen mask.[6] In 2024, she summited Annapurna, another eight-thousander.[7] In 2022, after Russian expanded it's scope of it's prolonged invasion and occupation of Ukraine, she enlisted in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[3]
References
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- ^ Romanyshyn, Yuliana (2016-05-22). "First Ukrainian women reach Mount Everest summit". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ a b Dreier, Frederick (2022-03-16). "The First Ukrainian Woman to Climb Everest Has Joined the Fight Against Russia". Outside Online. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ alexej (2016-05-19). "Everest North Side Summit: Irina Galay (28) became the first Ukrainian woman, who climbed Everest » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Prokopchuk, Ihor (2021-09-28). ""Я мріяла про К2 шість років", - закарпатка Ірина Галай розповіла про сходження на "гору-вбивцю"". Versii.if.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ "First Ukrainian Woman to Climb Everest and K2 on Her Last Ascent, Training, Plans". hromadske. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Semerak, Bohdan (2024-04-12). "Перша українка на Евересті Ірина Галай піднялась на найнебезпечнішу гору у світі і присвятила сходження жінкам у ЗСУ". Versii.if.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
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