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25 de jun. de 2024 · Dorothy proved herself on the vertiginous slopes of Wales, Scotland and the Lake District before tackling rock faces in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Rockies, Mount Fuji and the Himalayas. Her tireless championing of fellow women climbers and her own trailblazing example helped establish female alpinists as serious mountaineers with impressive ...
26 de jun. de 2024 · In 1920 a budding English climbing writer, Dorothey Pilley, strained to see the Alps through the window of a crowded train. She was so overwhelmed with long-held imaginings that her own first glimpse of the range seemed like a chaos of snow-reflected light.
Hace 5 días · When Dorothy Pilley first set hand on the rope in the 1910s, women climbers were seen as a dangerous liability, their achievements ignored, unrecorded or disbelieved. Undeterred, Dorothy proved herself on the vertiginous slopes of Wales, Scotland and the Lake District before tackling the rock faces of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Rockies, Mount ...
23 de jun. de 2024 · On 2 July, join us at Charlotte Road to celebrate the life, climbs & writings of Dorothy Pilley as we help launch her seminal and newly re-published memoir 'Climbing Days' with a talk by Dan Richards, Natalie Berry & Dr Sarah Lonsdale.
23 de jun. de 2024 · On 2 July, join us at Charlotte Road to celebrate the life, climbs & writings of Dorothy Pilley as we help launch her seminal and newly re-published memoir 'Climbing Days' with a talk by Dan Richards, Natalie Berry & Dr Sarah Lonsdale. Details here ️ https://tinyurl.com/yv29vfss 📷 Dorothy climbing in Glacier National Park, USA in the 1930s.
Hace 4 días · Dan Richards introduces his great-great-aunt Dorothy Pilley’s 1930s climbing memoir, reissued in the Canons series.
Hace 6 días · DOROTHY PILLEY (1894-1986) was a trailblazing writer and mountaineer who led the way for women's climbing and co-founded the Pinnacle Club for women in 1921. She climbed ridges and sheer faces around the world, creating a legacy that is admired to this day.
