A new mum has conquered a deadly 6,000m peak so that she can be an inspiration for her two-year-old son.
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, 37, is an accomplished climber having summited Mount Everest and K2, and in 2016 she was crowned National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year.
But to get there she had to overcome incredible adversity, as in Sherpa culture climbing is viewed as a male pastime and people would say she "shouldn't be with men and climbing that rock".
