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How to climb mt. blanc in a skirt a handbook for the lady adventurer

Ever wondered how to cook a locust or sweet-talk a cannibal? Welcome to the captivating world of female explorers – women just as inspiring, brave, and occasionally downright strange as all the Shackletons, Mallorys, and Livingstones. Discover who dressed up as a Tibetan peasant to explore Asia and why you shouldn't let a gorilla near your bedroom. Learn how to spot a good camel and who carried two holsters on her horse: one for a loaded revolver and one for tea-making equipment. Pairing intrepid stories of yesteryear with hilarious retro tips from history's greatest female adventurers.

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  • "Ever wondered how to cook a locust or sweet-talk a cannibal? Welcome to the captivating world of female explorers – women just as inspiring, brave, and occasionally downright strange as all the Shackletons, Mallorys, and Livingstones. Discover who dressed up as a Tibetan peasant to explore Asia and why you shouldn't let a gorilla near your bedroom. Learn how to spot a good camel and who carried two holsters on her horse: one for a loaded revolver and one for tea-making equipment. Pairing intrepid stories of yesteryear with hilarious retro tips from history's greatest female adventurers."@en
  • "Whether a seasoned adventurer or a want-away office worker, How to Climb Mont Blanc in a Skirt is the essential purchase for Christmas in 2011. From using camel fat to improve your love-life to climbing Everest without oxygen, Mick Conefrey offers a vivid insight into the often-overlooked world of female explorers. Discover who dressed up as a Tibetan peasant to explore Asia and why you shouldn't let a gorilla near your bedroom. Pairing inspiring stories of famous female explorers with hilarious tips on being an adventurer - such as what to do when attacked by a crocodile - this book is fascinating and entertaining in equal measure."
  • "- Which explorer found the lost site of Jesus' first miracle' - Who was first to the top of the highest mountain in Peru' - Who was the first Westerner to visit the Ottoman harem in Constantinople' - Who held the world record as the only person to fly from Britain to Australia for 44 years' You'll find the answers to these questions and more in Mick Conefrey's charming new book (a hint: none of them had beards). In 1870, New York mountaineer Meta Brevoort climbed Mt. Blanc in a hoop skirt. Pausing at the summit only long enough to drink a glass of champagne and dance the quadrille with her alpine guides, she marched back down the mountain and into history as one of the first female mountain explorers. Here, Mick Conefrey weaves together tips, how-tos, anecdotes, and eccentric lists to tell the amazing stories of history's great female explorers'women who were just as fascinating and inspiring as all the Shackletons, Mallorys, and Livingstones. Most were brave, some were reckless, and all were fascinating. From Fanny Bullock Workman, who was photographed on top of a mountain pass in the Karakoram, holding up a banner calling for "Votes for Women" to Mary Hall, the Victorian world traveler, whose motto was, "take every precaution and abandon all fear," How to Climb Mt. Blanc in a Skirt is uproariously funny and occasionally downright strange."@en

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  • "How to climb Mt. Blanc in a skirt : a handbook for the lady adventurer"
  • "Frauen gehören nach oben : die geheimen Ticks und Tricks reisender Frauen und Abenteurerinnen"
  • "How to climb mt. blanc in a skirt a handbook for the lady adventurer"@en
  • "Frauen gehören nach oben : Die geheimen Ticks und Tricks reisender Frauen und Abenteurerinnen"
  • "How to climb Mont Blanc in a skirt : a handbook for the lady adventurer"@en
  • "How to climb Mont Blanc in a skirt : a handbook for the lady adventurer"
  • "Frauen gehören nach Oben : die geheimen Ticks und Tricks reisender Frauen und Abenteurerinnen"
  • "How to Climb Mont Blanc in a Skirt"@en
  • "Frauen gehören nach oben Die geheimen Ticks und Tricks reisender Frauen und Abenteurerinnen"

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