When Women and Mountains Meet: Adventures in the White Mountains

by Julie Boardman

When Women and Mountains Meet presents the stories of some remarkable women who shaped the rich history of the White Mountains of New Hampshire,
* The Austin sisters, the first women to climb Mount Washington;
* Lucia and Marian Pychowska, a mother-daughter team who made first ascents in the White Mountains when the region was an untracked wilderness;
* Emilie Klug, an endearing character who spent her vacations wandering alone on the Presidential Range;
* Miriam Underhill, a White Mountain rock climber who became the world's foremost woman mountaineer.
Here you will meet pioneers, explorers, climbers, artists, writers, scientists, and conservationists--all women of courage who had an abiding love for New Hampshire's White Mountains.

162 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jill]

This book was very inspirational. I loved learning about women in my home state and how they ranged the White mountains. I loved Lucy Crawford’s story so much I went up to see her burial site!

[Janet]

As a lifelong NH resident, a woman who’s been hiking since childhood, who loves to hike as an adult too, I wanted to love this book. But it was so dry & each woman’s story, so short. It felt like a good starting point for learning about more of these women & their adventures.

[Alicia Luongo]

I wish we knew more about these remarkable women but this book was a nice overview of their lives in the White Mountains . Being an avid hiker in all of these locations described, I really enjoyed this book