Annapurna
A Woman's Place
Ranked #25 in Mountaineering, Ranked #41 in Nepal
In August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalaya to make history as the first Americans—and the first women—to scale the treacherous slopes of Annapurna I, the world’s tenth highest peak. Expedition leader Arlene Blum here tells their dramatic story: the logistical problems, storms, and hazardous ice climbing; the conflicts and reconciliations within the team; the terror of avalanches that threatened to sweep away camps and climbers.
On October 15, two women and two Sherpas at last stood on the summit—but the celebration was cut short, for two days later, the two... more
On October 15, two women and two Sherpas at last stood on the summit—but the celebration was cut short, for two days later, the two... more
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