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A Hungarian photographer might set a new climbing record
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Alexandra Németh was born in Komló and was working as a recruiter for an English college for years. In 2011 she left her job for professional photography, and in 2012, she started mountaineering. 2017 might be the year when she’s able to complete the Seven Summits challenge, and reach the top of the highest mountain of every continent, travelo.hu writes.
Németh currently lives in London, but takes both the British and the Hungarian flags to all the mountains she climbs. In mid-May she’s going to have three lectures in Hungary, and travelo.hu grabbed the opportunity to ask her a few questions about her experiences, future goals, and the Seven Summits challenge.
In 2009 Németh did a digital photography course and regularly used her skill while doing work related travel in 
Japan, South Korea, India, Norway, or China. It was in Japan, during a car race, that Németh realized that photography is more for her than just a hobby. After moving back to London in 2011, she took every request and photographed weddings, products, and everything else, while travelling to races during the weekend. After sending her portfolio to the British Sports Journalists’ Association, she first received a national, and later an international press card.
As a freelancer, Németh started mountaineering in March, 2012, and spent a month in the Himalaya; it took her three weeks to reach the Gokyo Ri, she passed the Cho la pass, visited Kala Patthar, and the Everest base camp.
To be able to endure the climbing Németh needs comfortably boots and an increased stamina, to be able to walk for 6-8 hours a day; not so long, after her first climbing experience, she did a mountaineering course in Ben Nevisen, Scotland.
Combining her work and passion, Németh thoroughly documented her achievements, and she received an award for one of her photographs, made in the Alps. It wasn’t until 2014 that she was inspired by an Everest blog and decided to complete the Seven Summits challenge. She has already reached the top of five of the mountains.
From all the expeditions, Németh has always learnt something and gained new experiences. She thoroughly studies the mountains, the routes and the weather before climbing, and always takes something valuable with her to comfort her in hard times.
because she’s able to concentrate on herself. Most of her contemporaries already have families, raising kids, and saving for a house or a car; for them, it would be quite difficult to leave for 3-4 weeks. Being alone has an advantage: she can focus on her work and hobbies without having to take care of anyone.