An Aberdeen mum has climbed Mount Everest.
Personal trainer Lee Donald, 42, has become the seventh woman from Scotland and second from the Granite City to scale the famous 8,848.86-metre Himalayan peak.
While completing her journey, she has been raising money for north-east cancer charity Friends of Anchor, plus awareness of mental health issues.
Aberdeen woman Lee Donald reaches top of Mount Everest
The personal trainer has been documenting her journey, sharing a glimpse into what takes place on the famous mountain.
Today, her partner announced that she “is bursting with pride” as Lee officially reached the summit today.
Adding: “I can’t believe it. Overcome with so much emotion right now but the greatest one being that I am bursting with pride.
“SHE DID IT!!!! this is not a pic of Lee, we won’t see those till she is back at Basecamp but I cannot wait. Flying not only her Scotland flag but her Friends of Anchor one too.
“Overnight her total raised went over £4,000 which is amazing and she’s going to be delighted when she comes down! Thank you all so so much.
“She has just left Camp 4 and will be at Camp 2 later today and there for the night then next stop tomorrow will be Base Camp.
“I will let her do a full update once she’s back down and rested but I can’t wait to have her home.
“Amazing work Lee, you’re my hero.”
‘I’ve went from being rock bottom to the top of the world’
Lee previously told The Press and Journal that she aims to show her children “what you can achieve when you believe in yourself.”
Adding: “I’ve went from being rock bottom to the top of the world, you can’t get any higher than that.”
Lee reached the summit 19 years after fellow Aberdonian Di Gilbert.
Di, who is from the Granite City but grew up in Alford, summited Everest in 2005 and 2019 as the Expedition Leader/Guide for British-based company Adventure Peaks.
A previous version of this article claimed Lee Donald was the first woman from Aberdeen to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This was later found to be incorrect and the article and headline have been amended.
