Mountaineering women : climbing through history

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"As adventure pursuits like climbing and mountaineering continue to gain popularity on the world stage, women's visibility in the sport has also grown. Mountaineering Women is the first publication of its kind, a richly illustrated collection of the awesome and oft surprising stories that celebrate the achievements of twenty women climbers from across the globe. From the Amazigh (Berbers) of the Atlas Mountains to the Inca Empire, high in the And...

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ISBN:

9780500027172

Description:

255 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm

Notes:

Canadiana
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Junko Tabei and the first women's ascent of Everest
Gwen Moffat, the UK's first female mountain guide
Catherine Destivelle versus the Dru
Wasfia Nazreen and the Seven Summits
Wanda Rutkiewicz and her obsession with K2
Pat Deavoll faces Karim Sar
Brette Harrington and her free-solo of Chiaro di Luna
Lynn Hill and the first free ascent of the Nose
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and the race for the 8,000-metre peaks
Ines Papert and the ice climb of her dreams
Élisabeth Revol's fight for survival on Nanga Parbat
Kei Tanitguchi climbs Kamet
Sara Hueniken on ice
Alison Hargreaves tackles the Alps
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa and the climb of her life
Hazel Findlay, with strong body and mind
Juliana García's journey to be Latin America's first certified mountain guide
Sharon Wood's discoveries in the Andes
Lydia Bradey and her solo ascent of Everest
Tamara Lunger's love and loss on K2

Control Number:

3400404

Other Authors:

Lyons, Tessa, illustrator
Paris, Jasmin, 1983- writer of foreword
Purandare, Nandini, contributor, writer of introduction
Shiraishi, Ashima, contributor

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