Sara Cox
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The ability to walk in high heels.
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Becoming more physically active.
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Self-discipline.
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Proportional representation.
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Resourceful, resilient and compassionate.
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Everest the hard way in 1975: leading the expedition that succeeded where so many people had tried and failed. That was the most complex mountaineering challenge I ever faced. I spent hours at night in a little tent thinking about what the next problem would be and how to solve it.
There are so many instances when I’ve come very close to death that it’s difficult to pick one.
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