Publisher: | London.: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. | Edition: | First Edition; Published Date: 1886 | Dimensions: | 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches) - 195pp, 32pp ads. | Appearance: | Blue illustrated hardback cloth cover. | Condition: | G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed, lightly marked and edge-worn. Spine lean. Inner front hinge cracked. Aeg. |
The English photographer, writer and mountaineer (1861 - 1934) accomplished first ascents, including the first winter ascent of Piz Palü; brought all-female roped parties to the highest mountain peaks, and worked as a nurse in France during the First World War. She was a courageous, confident and down-to-earth English lady who never shied away from a challenge. But her achievements were not well received everywhere: Fellow local climbers did not like it that a woman was entering a male domain. They were also suspicious that the “waifish wench”, as she was referred to, was married to three men.
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