The Women of the White Mountains

The Women of the White Mountains presents the stories of some remarkable women who shaped the rich history of the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine. It includes the austin sisters, the first women to climb Mount Washington; Lucia and Marian Pychowska, intrepid explorers who made first ascents in the White Mountains when the region was still wilderness; Miriam Underhill, a White Mountain rock climber and hiker who became the world's foremost woman mountaineer; Emily Klug, an endearing character who spent her vacations wandering alone on the Presidential Range; and many more.