On Friday, May 20, at 8:00 am Nepal time, Irena Kharazova became the first Armenian woman to conquer Mount Everest, Mountain Tourism and Rock-Climbing Federation of Armenia reports.

Kharazova climbed to the highest point on the Earth as a member of a Russian team headed by Alexandra Abramova, who summited Mount Everest for the seventh time.

According to Kharazova, the expedition to Everest can’t be compared with any of her previous trips either in terms of the duration or the psychological and physical difficulty.