New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
HIM4LfT4 CLIMBER.
.Mrs. HfOrkman Prominent at Geo
graphic Contention.

Ms. Fanny Bullock Workman Who addressed The
eighth International Cieogra phical Congress last
night. holds the worlds record among women for
high mountain sscents. and has scaled A number
= the giants Of the Himalayas which have never
oecn climbed by any man excepting her husband
Even should Miss Peck. the ga liant climber of the
Andes. succeed in all the daring ascents she has
planned. her record cannot equal that Of Mrs.
Workman because the South American peaks are
high those Of the vast Asistlc chain.
Mrs Workman. during her last trip. reached the
summit OF three Himalayan peaks hitherto unss-
csnded and unnamed. 2l.50O feet in height.
one c255s and one 2S.5S9 She also with d.. Work
man. explored the great glacier Chogolungms and
all its tributaries The main glacier is thirty miles
long. lis tributaries are larger. than any OF the
world famed glaciers Of the Alps. and the whole
can be compared only with the glaciers OF the
Polar regions
The Workuans returned six months ago from
their fourth season Of original exploration in the
Hinalayas. They have made these explorations
under the protection OF the British government
Their home is in England. and Mrs Workman is
supposed by many 10 oe an EnglishWon,sri.. She IT,
ho"eVe-. Z native Of Worcester. Mass. the daugh-
ter of the late Governor Bullock
Speaking of her work 10 q representative of The
Tribune yesterday. she said
-fbef as as.a q or .ast exploration vas in Little
t, .@l me frontier Of Eastern TIrkestan- To
from Bombay. There We drove fD-o b,I5i-e ~ Ia r.
y wagon 70 CaFhmere-yes the trIle Vale Of
@-Ot'A'~ ciAS at''fD8 fffen Ne tray
+ti@0 t|enty days on horsebacf 20 our camp :,
&c ~, o' p ne pea K Ihat camp vas itself nigh
amp making trips in various directors Ne rad
sary 70 map The new lot5.1r-,- ing neces
1cs--.1fffg- measured 'he peaks and did the Pho
:. tse @ "safhsr & IS err uncertain On those heights
sre = noi N ne middle Of th- iay and there
- course. II vas IL Sunmes +uriouz sfor7,s co7,,e
si.c "92 Ean 0Hdlns g u ga gales Of STOW ana wind one
ard our 7ftv-6ve ~aoiiae IN -S -. i2r sixty hours
- q fe~s
'e4Ea of their desertior ard sent up relief
WI - 'tI IN danger from the natives,
i[nlq people. ana ve we're under The nrotscrio--
of 5he MaharsjaA of Cashmere Who IS he o
irsi native ruler. ard The Brush go,apoI, nm
- 80 e our 1ooles nutinied and surrounded our
= 5arcly think they would have injured US VVe
49,. ~s'.sI 10 20 into the Hunza country our
H. gls 6aitis are very mgch afraid OF tho
going 70 % killed So they mutinied 60
90 4t 4e L.alS Of the york were more in tho way
aoc9rrnodst ions r.sre r1F1s 3 '-n @ h3Jei7- no
sTay me only place - acoonlnlodatio,. Va III
tle bungalow. with native cooking You can stav
only sWenty-folr hours in one Of these travellers
80 oet whether you have arr place 10 go nos.
nothing but tle mud vfilages ~ Ma6omet, MAJ
-, - ne ~ I've ar iazY. untrusi WORTHY and
70 caarac,er eut they are not dangerous
The rsTeied air 81 The heights :s Of course
constant discomfort IN The way ~ breathing. tf
oifhcult - keep 1lp TIE strength aecesea-- FOR me
hard
As for food we ooe,d ger only eggs chickens
ana mutton III nc country. This packed by
ne coolies from The villages n the camp fifteen
thousand feet higher aiong with a quarti+, ~
anned goods shipped from Bornhay and ali our
f'lel The mutton is excellent. the finest ever
ate think Our guides the two noted
Italians \ no accompanied tho Duke NJ The Abrilzzj
IN his ascent - Mount 81 Elias and also went
~ ne FelaT regions With him. Joseph Peugax
s1d - savoie. I Think they the oniv sridAs
n the world who have been called uron IN travel
NJ dress7 We'll + krrckers and = short
skirt reaching - the knees them ard in verz
hard climbing ! took of the skirt I wore light
Sool clothing. and heav: nailed Alpine boots
with putties- Putties woolleu bands wound