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In the Ice World of Himalaya Among the Peaks and Passes of Ladakh, Nubra, Nsuru, and Baltistan

Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman

Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 1900. First Edition

The American husband and wife team were wealthy, zealous, and energetic explorers who together made many expeditions to the Himalayas. Fanny, a suffragist as well as a bit of a publicity hound, made sure the world knew of her achievements as a pioneering female climber. (Among other achievements, she held the women's altitude record for 28 years after her conquest of 23,000-ft Pinnacle Peak in 1906.) Robinson (Wayward Women) amusingly describes her as having "practically battered the Karakorams into submission, first treading them over with her squat, hob-nailed figure and then pinning them down on virgin maps and charts to take home for the various Geographical Societies of England and America to fight over." This is the account of their first Himalayan expedition, 1898-99, during which they reached the Karakoram Pass and explored the Biafo Glacier (Neate W124).

with 3 maps

Previous owner's name and date, previous owner's stamp, some loose pages, foxing, age toning, overall bumps and wear. The maps have been repaired, and there is a loose piece of map. Book is in generally poor condition.

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