On Top of the World
Five Women Explorers in Tibet
Nonfiction, Sports, Outdoors, Mountaineering, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Luree Miller | ISBN: | 9781594853869 |
| Publisher: | Mountaineers Books | Publication: | October 31, 1984 |
| Imprint: | Mountaineers Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Luree Miller |
| ISBN: | 9781594853869 |
| Publisher: | Mountaineers Books |
| Publication: | October 31, 1984 |
| Imprint: | Mountaineers Books |
| Language: | English |
* An astonishing tale of perseverance
* Wonderful insight into 19th century Tibet
* A moving tale of adventure and discovery
In the late 1800's, when women were bound by both cumbersome clothing and strict Victorian morals, a small band of astonishing women explorers burst forth to claim the adventurous life. What drew the five profiled in this book -- three British, one American, one French -- was Tibet, then the ultimate in exploration. Nina Mazuchelli organized a small expedition, urging the party on when they were lost on a glacier. Annie Taylor, a reckless, romantic missionary in China, knew her life was in danger the moment she crossed into Tibet. Esabella Bird Bishop, sickly while at home, was always robust on her adventures; she was nearly 60 when she went to Tibet. Fanny Bullock Workman plowed her way up Himalaya and Karakoram mountains, saying any woman could do so. Alexandra David-Neel, at 56, trekked for eight months through tropical lowlands and snow-covered passes with only a backpack and a begging bowl. Even by today's standards these women's accomplishments are remarkable.
* An astonishing tale of perseverance
* Wonderful insight into 19th century Tibet
* A moving tale of adventure and discovery
In the late 1800's, when women were bound by both cumbersome clothing and strict Victorian morals, a small band of astonishing women explorers burst forth to claim the adventurous life. What drew the five profiled in this book -- three British, one American, one French -- was Tibet, then the ultimate in exploration. Nina Mazuchelli organized a small expedition, urging the party on when they were lost on a glacier. Annie Taylor, a reckless, romantic missionary in China, knew her life was in danger the moment she crossed into Tibet. Esabella Bird Bishop, sickly while at home, was always robust on her adventures; she was nearly 60 when she went to Tibet. Fanny Bullock Workman plowed her way up Himalaya and Karakoram mountains, saying any woman could do so. Alexandra David-Neel, at 56, trekked for eight months through tropical lowlands and snow-covered passes with only a backpack and a begging bowl. Even by today's standards these women's accomplishments are remarkable.
