High Altitude HeroinesAmong the usual stories of mountaineering and early exploration in the Himalayas are a few hidden gemspioneering women who beat all odds, defying the lazy stereotypes about gender, to explore and conquer the high Himalayas. Contained in this magnificent collection of daring exploration are accounts by four of these high altitude heroinesAlexandra David Nel, Fanny Bullock Workman, Henrietta Sands Merrick and Lilian A. Starr. Alexandra David Nel writes

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