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| #109406 in Books | 2015-09-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.10 x.80 x7.20l,.0 | File type: PDF | 272 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A lesson in courage|By Globetrotting Grandma|Most of time I was awed by the courage and determination these women showed in their quest to be the first American women to climb to the summit of Annapurna, but sometimes I was annoyed that they were not well-versed in the culture of the people of Nepal and so were sometimes overwhelmed by the demands of the Sherpas. I appreciated|.com |In 1978, 13 women set out to climb Annapurna I in the Nepal Himalaya, achieving the first ascent of the world's 10th highest mountain by an American and by a woman. By proving that women had the skill, strength, and courage necessary to make this difficul
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.<...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Annapurna: A Woman's Place | Arlene Blum.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
