Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-01
WOMEN WILL FORM
MOUNTALNEER CLUB
ONLY CLIMBERS WITH RECORDS
TO BE ADMITTED
Members of Fair Sex, Barred from the
Alpine Club, Decide to Form
Similar Organization of
Their Own

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-For many years
women mountain climbers have had a
grievance against the Alpine club. These
brave and fearless women, who have
overcome dangers and obstacles on per-
ilous mountain routes, have never been
able to conquer the male opposition which
has refused them the privileges Of mem
bers of the club. Women have been boy
cotted, and, therefore, they have de-
cided to set up an Alpine club of their
own.
The mere male attitude is made all the
more irritating by the fact that the
worlds height record in mountain climb
ing is held by woman. Mrs. Bullock
Workman reached 23,150 feet in the
Himalayas.
The president of the new women's club
which will be one of the circles" of
the Lyceum club--is Mrs. Aubrey LIE
mountaineers.
Conservative Men
"Women even more than men like to
discuss what they are doing" said Mrs.
LIE Blond yesterday, land there is no
place where we can meet and discuss
mountain climbing.
''The Alpine club has never, admitted
women MEMBERS out of sheer conser-
vatism. The chief value of the club is in
it's fine library, and though I personally
have no complaint, there must be many
ladies who feel that they are barred un-
reasonably.
"As a matter of fact, men do not care
for women ON mountains. They have a
theory that women are clumsy, and have
to be helped. And probably they think
that they would have to give UP the best
places in the huts to the women. From
the very first men have not encouraged
women to climb mountains. / have often
heard them say, I wouldn't let my sister
climb
I'VE shall admit women on the same
qualifications as those of the Alpine club
Members must have done three years
mountaineering above the snow line, an6
the peaks and passes have to be such as
will satisfy the committee. =.
I'VE do not know yet how many lady
climbers we can muster. At present there
are about fifteen well-known womer
climbers, but there are many more OF
whom we shall hear"
Famous Climbers
Among the best-known women climbers
are:
Mrs. Bullock Workman, the great Hi
malayan climber.
Mrs. Aubrey LIE Blond knows all the
Swiss mountains. Has been twice up
Mont Blanc, and over the Rotharn twice
in one day.
Miss Lucy Walker, one of the veteran
climbers with Melchior Anderegg, the
greatest of the guides.
Miss Kate Richardson, the first lady to
ascend the Meije Q3,000 feeD in the
Dauphine Alps.
Mile. Mary Pauillon, a great climber in
the Alps, editress of a climbing journal,
organizer of guides insurance clubs.
Nine. Pauillon. Probably the Oldest
woman climber. She is nearly eighty
years old, and still makes ascents. At
sixty-one she ascended Mont Blanc in a
snowstorm, and the same year she
crossed the Belledone, walking for nine
teen hours in the snow, with the ther-
mometer showing many degrees of frost.
Miss Constance Barnicoat. Climber In
the New Zealand Alps and Daup4ine.
Miss Adeline Edwards has climbed in
out-of-the-way places, and has made
difficult ascents in the Dolomites.
There are, of course, many others. and
Englishmowen, 1t Is satisfactory to hear,
hold gallant record for daring and
bravery. Perhaps the youngest climber
is Miss Ida Liechti. girl of ten, -the
daughter of the manager of the jung
frau railway. A few days ago she
climbed the Jungfrau-13,67 672 feet high.