Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-02
Mountain Climbinu.


Tho champion ot all women l-Ic climb
difficult pCaEs is Mla FANNY Bullock
Workman. who las S...lcu tie highest
mountain ever clinrhed ~ y woman:
M lrn"th, tdru.n- I'M Wall II Z
fcoIful angle. We reached some easier
ascending slopes, where tie l0a.icd men
sank G,oln for il few minutes Of we'll
earned rest. This rising terrain soon
brought lis To an enchanting siIht. the
great undulating Nun Kun plateau, the
existence Of which WAS never SuS-
Iccted This basin is i most unique
plateau even in Hin!alaya. Il is a snow
oasis in the EopCrmoSt cor" If the range,
and Guarding it i'll snow and rock Sllcn-
Gor rises pointed circle Of six Of the
highest submits.
In Il short time orr tents sprang Up
and C"mp Italia was coloniEed at ~
g.. feet. In an -Four the three natives,
Whp had fallen behind on the ascent.
cam" Wcaliiy up. Mis- had crept
over the mountain and the outlook was
now for bad weather. Tie desolate fog
sll"uded camp presented 4 weird scene
with tie natives III front of tile tents
waving tltii arms. calling ;lisnalt, and
sa'aaninE profoundly toward the peaks
blackened l'y storm. When they had
finished their petition to the mountain
gods. We gave thcrl leave to gn down.
and. even with tho CrewSonc descent be-
for them. they appe2rei glad to depart.
In sending them away. tho last link
We We're too far aloft to consider such
mundane matters lust then. One Italian
porter was here seriously affected with
altitude sickness. and the next day was
too i'll to continue. 50 we had only six
rlcr for carrying loads. Late in the
afternoon lie SKI cleared. ana we gave
our attention to determining the peaks
on which We should complete GU" ascent.
One NOR camp had to Ire made. Int
there was no chance to pitch il On the
ell IF lrA hf-N1a cTrfl1
nit. SO we "ccit" d to push up the 2la-
tGau 20 th3 base uf the second peak low
CT by 1N feet only. and camp there the
next night. The night was ~ colo that
no one slept. hui The next morning We
managed ~ push Coward t. the final
camp where our tents were pitched on.
Il small snow fiat. Fog ana storm set
III as on the previous lal but it hnaiF
ceased sruWing. The sun shone through
a sictly mist ana ovcrpowering heat pre-.
vailed. 1t was 50 unbcarab's WITHIN ana
without the tents that we We're obliged
, to wrap cur hCa Is in wet towel; At I'D
O'Clock il the afternoon TIE sun TEMPER
allure was actually 1hh degrees. soon
after sunset it froz". ana at seven O'Clock
tie mercury WAS below freezing point
while the lowest temperature for the
night was four below zcr0 "ins II
twelve hours We cNpcriCrced huci'a-
ton in temperature IF ~ degrees.
This camp where tn doctor and NY
self passed the night alone mt another
person rerraininc at this clcyJtion-Was
at 2i.%N :oet. careful measurement N
our instruments. ard WIS named C1lnp
America. We have no hcstdncy IN saw
| ine we believe this camp is The highest
authen tic camp mad" up 10 date ny
fnountnin"r,s. The night passed. h"rc
was horrible we were siocrIess ana bH-
terry cold. IL seemed as long as three
ordinary nights. The water fr"zf IN "'T
bottles. ara. although thirsty. NJ udn
nothing To drink. As the faint sI"am
If light filtered through thr TINT canvas
The click of axes was heard Without anu
Snvoyc, our guide. and two p1lle"S "
rived. their mustaches solid lines VI
1ricles ana their faces bloated ana Tur
PIE from lutcrtins thn elements bcfors
daylight.