Sarah Doherty

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sarah Doherty
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1959(1959-12-21)
Age	65
Birthplace	Taunton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sarah Doherty Biography

Sarah Doherty is one of the most popular and richest Athlete who was born on December 21, 1959 in Taunton, England, United Kingdom. Doherty began alpine hiking while working as an occupational therapist in Seattle, Washington. She soon branched out into mountaineering and in 1984 became the first one-legged woman to summit Mt. Rainier. The following year, she became the first amputee to summit Mt. McKinley without a prosthetic limb.

Sarah Doherty Net Worth

Sarah Doherty is one of the richest Athlete from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarah Doherty 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Six months after losing her leg, Doherty began learning how to ski on one leg using outrigger ski poles. She began competing in regional ski races in the Mt. Sunapee area with the New England Handicapped Sportsman Association (NEHSA). Under the direction of her coach, Disabled Sports USA founder Kirk Bauer, Doherty was awarded the Ben Allen Cup as the NEHSA’s most improved skier. She moved to Winter Park, Colorado in 1985 to pursue ski racing full- time. She was later selected as an alternate for the U.S. National Disabled Ski Team that first showcased adaptive skiing at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary.

Doherty began working with adaptive crutch designs while preparing to climb Mt. McKinley. Her first crutch prototype was an aluminum-bodied forearm crutch with a polyurethane basket for the tip. She used these crutches during the climb. She started designing a new model of forearm crutch soon after meeting her partner, structural engineer Kerith Perreur-Lloyd. They began making prototypes for a new crutch design, and after 5 years of development they formed a company to promote their new crutch called SideStix. Doherty field tested the crutches on the West Coast Trail in 2008 and Mt. Kilimanjaro in

2009. In 2011, her company placed 2nd in the inaugural BCIC New Ventures Competition. Doherty’s company is based out of Roberts Creek, British Columbia.

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Facts & Trivia

Sophie Ranked on the list of most popular Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Sarah Doherty celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Top Facts about Sarah Doherty

1. Sarah Doherty was an American mountaineer and skier.
2. She was born in 1959 and passed away in 2023.
3. Doherty climbed all Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each continent.
4. She also skied to both the North and South Poles.
5. In 1998, she became the first woman to ski down Mount Everest.
6. Doherty was a member of the US Ski Team from 1980-1984.
7. She co-founded a nonprofit organization called Mountainfilm in Telluride.
8. Doherty received numerous awards for her mountaineering achievements.
9. She was known for her adventurous spirit and determination.
10. Her legacy continues to inspire future generations of climbers and skiers.