Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest . Before she went up the highest mountain in the world , she was a journalist and lived in South London . In 1993 , Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers . She found that life on Everest is very difficult . “ You must carry everything on your back “, she explained , “ so you can only take things that you will need . You can’t wash on the mountain , and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush . I am usually a clean person but there is no water , only snow . Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink “ Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17th , 1993 . After that , she wrote a book about the trip and people often asked her to talk about it . She got a new job too, on a science programme on television . 1. Where was Rebecca Steven from ? ………………………………………………………………………..…………… 2. What did Rebecca Steven do before she climbed Everest ? …………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Why did she become famous ? …………………………………………………………………….………………. 4. When did she reach the top of Mount Everest? …………………………………………………………………………………….