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Wed 05 May 2004Cork woman makes it to the summit of EverestThe first Irish woman to climb Everest said yesterday she now wants to climb the world's seven highest summits.Speaking only hours after she reached the 29,035ft Everest platform, Cork doctor Clare O'Leary said that she had no intention of hanging up her boots. "I definitely think I'd like to give the seven summits a shot." she told The Irish Times by satellite telephone.