A WINDERMERE climber has become the first woman in the world to conquer the walls of Mount Roraima, in Guyana.

Anna Taylor, 21, teamed up with Staveley climber Leo Houlding, 39, to successfully complete a new free climbed route up the huge wall in the Amazon rainforest.

In a trip sponsored by outdoor brand Berghaus, Leo led a team of six, plus two local guides, to climb a new route on the 600m, continually overhanging Prow of Roraima.

A location that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's classic work of fiction 'The Lost World' the team completed a 53km trek through untracked jungle before stating their attempt on the wall.

Just getting to the base of the prow involved “vertical tree wrestling” and crossing a swamp, while also trying to avoid some of the more dangerous local wildlife, such as poisonous snakes, tarantulas and scorpions.

Once on the wall, the climbers had to live on porta-ledges hanging hundreds of metres above the jungle, while the tropical climate presented regular deluges of heavy rain.

With time running out before they were due to leave the country, and despite the weather taking another turn for the worse, the team finally completed the full route and also succeeded in getting locals Edward and Troy to the top, the first Amerindians to stand on the summit of Roraima.

"It was a wild month with highs and lows – crazy storms, spiders, snakes, countless cuts and bruises," said Anna, "With plenty of suffering, bags of exposure, and some pretty amazing pitches of rock climbing.

"All in all, it’s been the most incredible experience of my life.”

Leo said: “Journeying through this landscape and up the Prow of Mount Roraima with our Amerindian friends was a unique, profound joy.

"For centuries, their ancestors have told stories of the ‘Mother of the Great Waters’, and there they were, stood atop the summit with their new friends - eight equals, sharing a journey through this sensational environment.” They completed the climb in December following a month long expedition.