tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381818808983196453.post5119477746018611414..comments2024-03-28T07:16:45.124+00:00Comments on Those Who Dared: Women climbers (part 2)Richard Nelssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822141092382845275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381818808983196453.post-78586752374956201442010-04-21T18:39:45.274+01:002010-04-21T18:39:45.274+01:00Many thanks for posting this fascinating notice! ...Many thanks for posting this fascinating notice! From what I have gleaned, the height of the north peak of Huascaran hadn't been definitively established at the time Peck made her ascent; she may well have believed it the highest in the hemisphere at that moment. The discovery that it was not, and that in fact its other (Southern) peak was higher, came 4 years after the ascent.<br /><br />As for an "atmosphere of mountain record-hunting," this would be endemic to the trade, I should think! Even today, when few peaks are unclimbed, a climber's portfolio of peaks is, even in the modest modest climber's mind, some source of pride.Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.com