{"product_id":"mountaineering-women-climbing-through-history-9780500027172","title":"Mountaineering Women: Climbing Through History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs adventure sports like climbing and mountaineering become popular, women's visibility in the sport has also grown. \u003cem\u003eMountaineering Women\u003c\/em\u003e is a richly illustrated collection of the awesome and often surprising stories celebrating the achievements of twenty women climbers from across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Amazigh (Berbers) of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to the Inca Empire, high in the Andes, women have long traversed the world's most forbidding peaks. When, many centuries later, mountaineering took off as a sporting activity in the West, it was plucky Victorian women who defied convention to tackle the fabled summits of the European Alps. Yet despite the fact that women have a pronounced and rich history in the sport, they are conspicuously underrepresented in mountaineering literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eMountaineering Women\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to readdress a narrative that frequently focuses on the exploits of white, male \"explorers.\" The climbers come from a wide range of nationalities, and each of their compelling stories is accompanied by a specially commissioned ink illustration and evocative black-and-white photographs. Three sixteen--page full--color photographic sections, meanwhile, reveal the mountaineers in action in mountainscapes in all their grandeur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookending the main chapters is a comprehensive introduction, written by Nandini Purandare, editor of the internationally renowned \u003cem\u003eHimalayan Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and a closing essay by professional climber Ashima Shiraishi, looking toward the future of the sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCroston, Joanna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Croston\u003c\/strong\u003e moved to the Canadian Rockies in 1998, where she is currently the director for the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour. She has climbed many of the classic 11,000--ft peaks in the area. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHighline Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGripped\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Canadian Alpine Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Canadian Rockies Annual\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMountain Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAlpinist\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603275120914,"sku":"9780500027172","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f2df5e00-e2c5-4c86-ad8d-06cc615630ab.jpg?v=1757433015","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mountaineering-women-climbing-through-history-9780500027172","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}