In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sa*s and the second or maternal family name is Rosauer.

Mercedes Noel "Tety" Sa*s Rosauer (born September 24, 1974) is an Argentine ski mountaineer and mountain climber. She is the first Argentine woman to climb the summit of the Mount Everest, on May 19, 2009.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Selected results
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Biography

Sa*s, daughter of Luis María Sa*s Gattari and his wife Marta Irene Rosauer, was born in the Neuquén Province as the youngest of four children. Her oldest brother Luis María ("Minino") died from Leukemia at the age of 20 years.

Sa*s attended the Colegio San Martín and afterwards the Ins*uto María Auxiliadora in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, until 1993. Afterwards she studied biology at CAECE University in Buenos Aires until 2000. She is member of the National Agricultural Technology Ins*ute (INTA), lives in San Carlos de Bariloche.

Selected results

• 2005: 1st, South American Championship, individual
• 2009: 1st, South American Championship, individual

References

External links

• Mercedes Sa*s at SkiMountaineering.org
• Mercedes Sa*s at the International Ski Federation