Sophia Danenberg

Mountaineer

1972 –

59

Who is Sophia Danenberg?

Sophia Danenberg is an American mountain climber best known as the first African American and the first black woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. She is biracial, with her father black and her mother Japanese.

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Born
1972
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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