Uncommon Glory: the First Ascent of Huascarán (Annotated)

Résumé du livre

This is the remarkable account of the first ascent of Mt. Huascarán in Peru in 1908. It is a story of the great suffering and determination of one of the most famous mountaineers of her time, Annie Smith Peck (1850 - 1935).She recounts in detail her multiple attempts to conquer Huascarán with Peruvian and Swiss guides. With the simple equipment of the day, Peck persisted through setback after setback, until she finally set foot on the summit of "her mountain."Told with great wit, this is an inspiring story for all and a gritty memoir for those who love tales of mountaineering. Peck kept climbing mountains well into her senior years, including a first ascent of one of the peaks on the five peaked Mount Coropuna in Peru in 1911 when she was 65. Her last climb was Mount Madison (New Hampshire) at the age of 82.