![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Never before has such an account of mountaineering triumph and tragedy been told from a woman's point of view.īy proving that women had the skill, strength, and courage necessary to make this difficult and dangerous climb, the 1978 Women's Himalayan Expedition's accomplishment had a positive impact around the world, changing perceptions about women's abilities in sports and other arenas. On October fifteenth, two women and two Sherpas at last stood on the summit-but the celebration was cut short, for two days later, the two women of the second summit team fell to their deaths. The summit of Annapurna is made of limestone, just like the top of Everest and Dhaulagiri. ![]() , storms, and hazardous ice climbing the conflicts and reconciliations within the team the terror of avalanches that threatened to sweep away camps and climbers. In 1978, a team led by Arlene Blum, the American Womens Himalayan Expedition, became the first United States team to climb Annapurna I. Expedition leader Arlene Blum here tells their dramatic story: the logistical problems. In August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalayas 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. ![]()
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