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Eileen Healey
Eileen Mary Gregory Healey (11 September 1920 – 8 September 2010) was a British pharmacologist, filmmaker and mountaineer. She was known for filming the tragic 1959 all female expedition to Cho Oyu, that resulted in the deaths of Claude Kogan, Claudine van der Stratten and Ang Norbu. Healey was a pioneering alpinist for her era, noted for her success on granite climbs in the Mont Blanc range at a time when few women were attempting these peaks. Biography Eileen Mary Gregory was born in Brighton on 11 September 1920. Her parents instilled her love of climbing through childhood holidays hill walking in Wales and the Lake District. At age 11, Healey began keeping a climbing journal. She would continue to contribute to it until she was 39, recounting climbs in England, Scotland, Norway, the Swiss Alps and the Himalayas. Mountaineering Gregory attended University of London for studies in pharmacology. Upon graduation worked as a bacteriologist. She took a job in Nottingham so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnacle Club
The Pinnacle Club is a women's rock climbing club based in the United Kingdom, founded in 1921. History The Pinnacle Club – the UK’s only national rock-climbing club for women – was founded in 1921 by Emily Kelly (known as Pat). In the 1920s, although increasing numbers of women were coming to climbing, they remained a minority. Though the Fell & Rock Climbing Club, established in 1906 for Lake District climbing, was open to both men and women, women were excluded from most climbing clubs. Women still tended to be viewed as secondary partners, with men predominantly taking the lead. The Pinnacle Club was founded to offer an alternative – a space where women could literally 'learn the ropes' together. Although the Ladies' Alpine Club and Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club had been set up in 1907 and 1908 respectively, they were focused on mountaineering. The Pinnacle Club, by contrast, was primarily about rock climbing. Its objectives were – and remain – to "foster the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |