This tale of an intrepid sixty year old that defied the power of the Great Himalaya is one of invalid woman in the late 1800's who tempted fate and like other courageous women adventurers of her time such as Nina Mazuchell, Annie Taylor, Fanny Bullock Workman and the famed Alexander David- Neel, went out to prove that women were not meant to just sit at home. This book is a record of her great Tibetan adventure. The upper reaches of the Himalaya were a favourite ...
