On May 16, 2004, at 10:55 am Nepal time, Mexican mountaineer
Alejandro Ochoa, 27, reached the summit of Mount Everest as a member of the
Mexican-Canadian Mt. Everest Expedition 2004. This climbing team, lead by Mexican mountain guide
Andres Delgado, consisted of three Mexican and two Canadian climbers who ascended Everest without supplemental oxygen.
Later that day, Alejandro's sister,
Lorena Ochoa, 22, a professional golfer on the
LPGA tour, won her first LPGA tournament, the
Franklin American Mortgage Championship in
Franklin,
Tennessee. She became the first Mexican golfer to win an LPGA tournament.
Read this article about the accomplishments of Alejandro and Lorena here.