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ID: 346595
Title: Annapurna: A Womans Place
Author: Arlene Blum
Narrator: Eileen Stevens
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:00:00
Language: English
Release date: 11-20-18
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, History & Culture, Outdoor Recreation, Women
Summary:
In August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalayas to make history as the first Americansand the first womento scale the treacherous slopes of Annapurna I, the worlds 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 fifteenth, two women and two Sherpas at last stood on the summitbut the celebration was cut short, for two days later, the two women of the second summit team fell to their deaths.
Never before has such an account of mountaineering triumph and tragedy been told from a womans point of view. By proving that women had the skill, strength, and courage necessary to make this difficult and dangerous climb, the 1978 Womens Himalayan Expeditions accomplishment had a positive impact around the world, changing perceptions about womens abilities in sports and other arenas. And Annapurna: A Womans Place has become an acknowledged classic in the annals of womens achievementsa story of challenge and commitment told with passion, humor, and unflinching honesty.
Contact: [email protected]
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ID: 346595
Title: Annapurna: A Womans Place
Author: Arlene Blum
Narrator: Eileen Stevens
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:00:00
Language: English
Release date: 11-20-18
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, History & Culture, Outdoor Recreation, Women
Summary:
In August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalayas to make history as the first Americansand the first womento scale the treacherous slopes of Annapurna I, the worlds 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 fifteenth, two women and two Sherpas at last stood on the summitbut the celebration was cut short, for two days later, the two women of the second summit team fell to their deaths.
Never before has such an account of mountaineering triumph and tragedy been told from a womans point of view. By proving that women had the skill, strength, and courage necessary to make this difficult and dangerous climb, the 1978 Womens Himalayan Expeditions accomplishment had a positive impact around the world, changing perceptions about womens abilities in sports and other arenas. And Annapurna: A Womans Place has become an acknowledged classic in the annals of womens achievementsa story of challenge and commitment told with passion, humor, and unflinching honesty.
Contact: [email protected]