Marty Hoey

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Marty Hoey was a climber on the 1982 expedition to Mount Everest. She was killed during the climb, when she plunged over the edge of the Great Couloir. The cause of her death was an unsecured harness.^[1]

Insert: Marty was the first woman mountain climbing guide to be hired at Mt. Rainier Mountaineering. Lou Whittaker at first was convinced that a woman could never have the strength and endurance required for the job. Marty had to take a job as cook for the climbers at 10000 foot Camp Muir for a couple of years before being given the opportunity to prove herself.

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