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Accidental Adventurer »

Authors: Barbara Washburn, Lew Freedman
ISBN-13: 9780945397915, ISBN-10: 0945397917
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Epicenter Press, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Barbara Washburn

Book Synopsis

Barbara Washburn never set out to become a mountaineering pioneer, but she wasn't content to be a stay-at-home wife, either. In 1947, defying social convention, Washburn became the first woman to climb Alaska's Mt. McKinley. She accompanied her husband--famed explorer, mountaineer, and photographer Bradford Washburn--on other expeditions to Alaska, the Grand Canyon, and Mt. Everest, while raising three children at their home near Boston.

	Preface	6
	Introduction	9
1	The Education of a Young Girl	13
2	A Year in France	19
3	Love and Marriage	27
4	North to Alaska	35
5	A First Ascent	45
6	Soul-Searching	55
7	The March Up Mount Hayes	63
8	Joy at the Summit	71
9	Wartime Separation	77
10	The Challenge of McKinley	85
11	To High Camp	93
12	The Blizzard	99
13	On the Roof of North America	107
14	Mixed Emotions	119
15	A Night on Top	127
16	Motel Camping	135
17	The Grand Canyon	143
18	A Map of Everest	153
19	Tourists with a Purpose	159
20	'Something Terrible'	165
21	Audience with the King	173
22	A Shimmering Light on Everest	179
23	The View into Heaven	187
	Index	191