Annapurna a woman's place6/9/2023 'No way dames could ever make it up that bitch.' " It took Blum three years, but she did assemble a women's expedition by the summer of 1970 the six women reached the mountain's summit, posing for a photo around a "Denali Damsels" banner.īlum's new memoir, "Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life," covers more than a decade and a half spent at high altitudes. They will not be admitted on the climb, however."Īt a local American Alpine Club meeting soon thereafter, Blum's proposal for a women's team ascent drew only scorn: " 'Chicks? Climb Denali? You must be joking,' a man scoffed. But when the expedition brochure arrived, it stated baldly, "Women are invited to join the party at base and advanced base to assist in the cooking chores. In 1967, a young climber and Berkeley doctoral candidate named Arlene Blum was eager for, as she termed it, "a big climb." With a few Cascade Range summits and some Latin American peaks under her belt, she set her sights on Alaska's Denali, the highest peak in North America.
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