Accidental Adventurer
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.
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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.
Preface6Introduction91The Education of a Young Girl132A Year in France193Love and Marriage274North to Alaska355A First Ascent456Soul-Searching557The March Up Mount Hayes638Joy at the Summit719Wartime Separation7710The Challenge of McKinley8511To High Camp9312The Blizzard9913On the Roof of North America10714Mixed Emotions11915A Night on Top12716Motel Camping13517The Grand Canyon14318A Map of Everest15319Tourists with a Purpose15920'Something Terrible'16521Audience with the King17322A Shimmering Light on Everest17923The View into Heaven187Index191
