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The Cholita Climbers of Bolivia

July 25, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Miriam O’Brien Underhill

The Mountain Climber Who Needed No Men

Men? Mountaineer Miriam O’Brien Underhill Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Men – She pioneered and argued for “manless” climbing in a hugely influential 1934 essay. From an essay she wrote: I saw no reason, why women, ipso facto, should be incapable of leading a good climb. They had, as a matter of fact, already done so,... Read more »
June 1, 2017 in Modern Worthies

The Cholita Climbers of Bolivia

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