Woman With Asthma Reveals How Cheryl Cole Inspired Her To Conquer The World's Seven Tallest Volcanoes

'People thought I was crazy': Asthmatic woman with no climbing experience reveals how she conquered the world's seven highest volcanoes (and how Cheryl Cole inspired her) Sophie Cairns decided to climb the volcanoes after learning about the ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro from Cheryl Cole she "needed to do something big, something difficult" to escape her sadnessHer adventure took her to Antarctica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea , in Chile, Tanzania, Iran and Russia Update: Jul 28, 2022 2:16 PM
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Former journalist who had no climbing experience has revealed how Cheryl Cole inspired her to conquer the seven highest volcanoes on each of the continents.
Sophie Cairns, 43, climbed Sidley Summit in Antarctica (4,285m), from Pico from Orizaba in Mexico (5,636m/18,490ft), Giluwe in Papua New Guinea (4,367m/14,327ft), Ojos del Salado in Chile (6,893m/22,614ft), Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (5,895m/19,340ft ), Damavand in Iran (5,609m/ 18,402ft) and Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642m/18,510ft) in just under six months, thanks to an intense training regimen that even saw her climb the stairs of a London tube station 30 times in a row with a heavy backpack.

She told MailOnline Travel that she started her ambitious Seven Volcanoes project after Cole conquered Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Comic Relief .

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Woman With Asthma Reveals How Cheryl Cole Inspired Her To Conquer The World's Seven Tallest Volcanoes

'People thought I was crazy': Asthmatic woman with no climbing experience reveals how she conquered the world's seven highest volcanoes (and how Cheryl Cole inspired her) Sophie Cairns decided to climb the volcanoes after learning about the ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro from Cheryl Cole she "needed to do something big, something difficult" to escape her sadnessHer adventure took her to Antarctica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea , in Chile, Tanzania, Iran and Russia Update: Jul 28, 2022 2:16 PM

Former journalist who had no climbing experience has revealed how Cheryl Cole inspired her to conquer the seven highest volcanoes on each of the continents.

Sophie Cairns, 43, climbed Sidley Summit in Antarctica (4,285m), from Pico from Orizaba in Mexico (5,636m/18,490ft), Giluwe in Papua New Guinea (4,367m/14,327ft), Ojos del Salado in Chile (6,893m/22,614ft), Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (5,895m/19,340ft ), Damavand in Iran (5,609m/ 18,402ft) and Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642m/18,510ft) in just under six months, thanks to an intense training regimen that even saw her climb the stairs of a London tube station 30 times in a row with a heavy backpack.

She told MailOnline Travel that she started her ambitious Seven Volcanoes project after Cole conquered Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Comic Relief .