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Served with the British SAS (21 SAS). Passed UK Special Forces Selection, serving as a sabre soldier, trained in unarmed combat, desert and winter warfare, combat survival, medics, parachuting, signals, evasive driving, climbing and explosives. Served in North Africa twice. In late 1996 Ailene broke her back in a free fall parachuting accident in southern Africa. In May of 1998, after months and months of rehabilitation, Ailene becomes the youngest Englishwoman to reach Everest's summit.