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tooth
Mountain climber
B.C.
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Sep 30, 2008 - 07:39am PT
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bump, great post!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2008 - 12:46pm PT
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The summit was an icy bump!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 10, 2009 - 02:55pm PT
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Another stylee shot of awesome Annie from A History of Mountain Climbing by Roger Frison-Roche and Sylvan Jouty, 1996.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jan 10, 2009 - 05:11pm PT
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Well worth reading. Thanks for posting this historical stuff.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2009 - 02:22pm PT
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Antique International Gal Bump!
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jstan
climber
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Most amazing of all? She went the whole way without buying a second hat.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2009 - 05:19pm PT
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Another pioneer and contemporary, Fannie Bullock Workman. From Putnam's Magazine 1895.
I bet Fannie could get the most out of a hat, too.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 22, 2010 - 11:39am PT
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Hardwoman Bump!
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Apr 23, 2010 - 12:06am PT
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too cool bump! Thanks Steve
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 16, 2010 - 05:31pm PT
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The Unsung Bump...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 17, 2012 - 10:24pm PT
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A bushel and a bump...
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Feb 19, 2012 - 08:57am PT
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What an amazing woman! I can't believe that I hadn't heard of her.
My own experience of the Matterhorn were less successful, but as Ron says, it's such a choss pile, I never had a desire to go back.
Frank and I were there in the fall when there were only us and two of our friends from CERN and a old Swiss man on it. We found route finding to be difficult as there are many possible ways to go and footprints going off in all directions. Because of route finding difficulties, we were quite slow and got separated from our friends. I made it to the Solvay hut which has been constructed just below the prominent notch to the right below the final snow field.
Frank was getting quite antsy so I decided to stay at the hut while he rushed off to do the summit. He met the old Swiss man on the way up and they roped together and rappelled off for safety on the chains coming down. Even so, we could not make it to the bottom before dark. About 3/4 of the way down we ran into our friends who had wandered lost most of the day and were descending in disgust.
We had no bivouac gear but the night was clear and quite warm for that time of year. We sat on our packs and talked and watched the stars all night. The Swiss man whose life long dream it was to climb the Matterhorn, had a little stove that burned fuel tablets and he made us each a cup of hot tea about 3 am. The big Dipper did a complete circle in the sky and when it got back to where it started, it became day light and we started down. When I think Matterhorn, I think pile of choss and the nicest bivouac I ever did.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 19, 2012 - 09:55am PT
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hey there say, jan.... what a sweet heartfelt share, as to the tea time with the older man, in the midst of trying for his dream....
the last part of your post, is the sweet part--there is always something treasured to come out of a rough time...
happy to read this, this morning...
i love the matterhorn, as it stands there...
i love seeing the sunrise and sunset, from the ol' webcams...
and it just seems to make the city below it, seem so unique, due to
its pressence...
:)
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Marcelo
Mountain climber
Singapore
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There are many amazing women of these period. Isabella Byrd, Alexandra Davis-Neel, Gertrude Bell and many others. But what I found fascintating about Aniie Peck is the story about her asking their guides to support her over their shoulders in the summit of Huascaran, to be sure she was reaching the highest height. Mith or reality is a very nice story.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2013 - 07:37pm PT
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My recollection of the story has her companions barely able to support themselves on the summit! LOL
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Nov 24, 2013 - 09:19pm PT
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Fvking GREAT THREAD.
THANKS FOR A GREAT HISTORY LESSON.
Women Rock.
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jstan
climber
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Nov 24, 2013 - 10:54pm PT
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You know a person has stern character if they have only one hat.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2015 - 12:36pm PT
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As evidenced by Norman Clyde...LOL
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philo
climber
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Dec 12, 2015 - 12:56pm PT
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Steve thanks for keeping the history alive. The wonderful powerful women of our sports history amaze and inspire.
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