Highest Puc Fada and first Irish female to summit Everest.
Pat Falvey (Expedition Leader) & DR Clare O’Leary summited Mt Everest on the 18th May 2004. DR Clare O Leary became the 1st Irish Female do so.
Hitting the Highest Puc Fada in the world on Mt. Everest
On The 17th of May 2004, Pat Falvey expedition leader stood on the Summit of Mt Everest for the 2nd with his team. Dr Clare O Leary became the 1st Irish Female to succeed in climbing Mt.Everest. Four climbers died on the descent, 3 Koreans and a Bolivian American from another team.
Video: Thirty friends have died: Emotional memorial video to them.
30 friends and colleagues have paid the ultimate price in the following of their dreams with their lives. I count myself lucky to have survived over 30 years in the most dangerous sports in the world as an explorer, adventurer and climber.
Press Release: Accidental Rebel by Pat Falvey
Fast-paced, reflective, humorous and emotionally honest, Accidental Rebel details the life of a man who has both paid the price and reaped the rewards for refusing to accept the restrictions society put on him in the pursuit of his dreams and a life of adventure.
