WANDA RUTKIEWICZ

A CARAVAN OF DREAMS

BY GERTRUDE REINISCH

2000 FIRST EDITION

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MUCH CONTENT FROM WANDA'S LETTERS


This is the first printing of the first edition of WANDA RUTKIEWICZ A CARAVAN OF DREAMS by Gertrude Reinisch. This book was published in Ross-on-Wye by Carreg in 2000. The book measures 285mm tall x 220mm, and has 192 pages, 191 color & 26 b/w photos, bibliography. Climbing biography of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the great woman mountaineer from Poland, who perished in 1992 on Kangchenjunga. Richly illustrated with photos of the mountains & leading climbers from 1970s to 1992. Her climbing history is impressive: Eigerwand (first all-women ascent), Gasherbrum III (1st ascent, highest 1st ascent in world by a woman), Everest (3rd woman to summit), Aconcagua S Face, N Face Matterhorn in winter (1st all-women ascent), Nanga Parbat (first all-women ascent), K2 (Abruzzi route, first ascent by woman of K2), Shisha Pangma, Gasherbrum II, Hidden Pk (1st all-women ascent), Cho Oyu (west side), Annapurna S Face (1st woman ascent). Other strong attempts on many of the aforementioned peaks & also Broad Pk, Makalu, Cerro Torre, Yalung Kang, Kangchenjunga, several of these being in hard winter.

CONDITION: Original red cloth with gilt lettering spine. Both the dust jacket and the book are in new condition with no flaws, no marks of any kind. Price: $30.

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