Tents in the clouds

the long version

Going where no one had gone before, In 1955, Monica Jackson, Elizabeth Stark and Evelyn Camrass undertook the first all women{u2019}s expedition in the Himalayas. The three women pooled their resources, sailed to India, flew to Kathmandu, and trekked the remote Jugal Himal, a far-flung, hitherto unexplored region of the Himalaya. Written over 40 years ago, this book documents this unprecedented adventure. Part travel journal and part historical account, it's a lively story of the expedition's achievements. Theirs was the first ascent of an unknown peak over 22,000 feet; and as they crossed daunting passes and pristine valleys, they investigated the flora and fauna and corrected maps of one of the least accessible areas of the world.