The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-04

Mrs. Workman Prspsse~ That She S~rS |.
neesrtf In the IltmalaIas

To THE EDirOH ~ THE SUN 80 n q,
Interview with Miss Annie Pc,k tHIhi shss
In THE SUN Of February ~ there j. a -.n,.r,
made by her upon which should u.s !.
comment Miss Peek says thai VhIa
frequently have announced my rsadih.~. :.
furnish evidences OF attitudes olaired br
myself I do not seem always ready to give
them to inauiTeTs. nor did | "a hen she ro,s
me asking for figures Of altitude. hsd 'sksu
in the Himalaya offer to give them 10 h.~
personally
would say. first. that have never IN.
nounced my readiness to furnish -vitencs.
of attitudes IhaveSttained. The n"p ,pape,
may have made such = statement. hut
have not such an announcement on my
part would he supernuotIs and ridiculous
In the extreme. for no tnauirers referred %
by Miss Peck have ever asked Of the anV
such evidences. ~ they had their dema nds
would have remained unanswered H. AZ
Miss Peck says. did not offer to give her
figures Of attitudes IL was because rexArded
her request - impertinent. the details II
my observations being no concern Of hen.
have never asked her to give me iEur..
Of attitudes claimed by her. nor would H
occur TO me to ask any climber for such
figures.
The evidences for what have claimed
to acComDish ~ exploration and climbing
books. written Jointly With Dr Hunter
Workman. ant In numerous articles have
written, 80 which a prominent plAoe has
been given In the journal ~ tho p1val
Geographical society of Ondon. the iorr.
nal OF the 9ociete Gsographie Of Par.
and an ,r other S,, huroPsSSS ''f s osIn.s
considered ! had accomult he'd I vas AZ
the regpe>t oI President OUbet decorated
a" % Ps he %s, rss HSS 9 T1sn He,
luh gave me is grand medal and the
g,sorraDhical societies Of Naacv Mars@Hes
Nantes aud AlKier- hat . urS-eutsd me with
their medsls ana diplcmas Of honorary
membership. These distinct ions have been
awarded to me because NV work a. pFe=eni~
"a my Textures Vas passed upon and fogn.
satisfactory
BEFORE a lecturers naI"r i acrartsl
by the BoyRl t'eographrs cal So"'otv Of Ion.
don three eNger's ~ the tety pass UpIn
u I have read no patsrs hefor~ us
society al IT. evening mes insrs. lsing ne
nrst woman to do This since Mr. Bird
Bi-hop lec'ured there teen Years ago
Miss p~-k once sait 10 me Thar sts
would Pc willing to rest on v hat Nr
haich said o. her mountain t~ats In re
rest on What the presidents aud ,oun.iis
~ such -ot let ie~ ~ the On1ou. ] arls and
Jenna geogtaf'hi'al -ocielie- have -ald
do rot regard u ~ incumbent on - - give
either to MIS- Peel OF nnv O'hsr indiy dual
evidence Of What I have dGpa
Miss Peaks boastful propagation 70 bring
70 the I nIted states the altitude record q
ease any one viii hack her financially dis
plays an amazing amount of So Z, onfidsnce
would " not he well for her first to win he
record for her own sew before aspiring -
Wr--t n from tho other sex To do ct her
she must go the HinialAya The Himalavan
t-aks are no rs@tiectsrs Of PERSON or ~aT
What ground has she to suppose they would
pay any more Difference 70 her as a woman
than they have done 70 tho score or more
trained mountaineeru Of the male sen who
have eSSayed in vain To reach the tors u
some % the higher summitss What ground
has she. without any experience With The
diHiculttes they present. 20 believe thai -h@
can surpass the record of the Duke ~ he
Abrng1i. who. With all the advantages nat
wealth and post ion can OVER after weeks ~
enf"aNor IN one cirrumscribsf region. not
only failed 81 his main Oh iecf. the ~ra ing ~
k2 but was only able to gain an adyance
~ s'O feet on the beS' previous aiituds'
he ac' OmplI.hmenf Of even this apparently
mall gain. however. really involved ~
climbers NAV we'll understand.
lie exercise Of an immense amount of pluck
and endurance In overcoming obstacles
MISS Peck : achievements thus far md
her accounts Of her mountaineering -
'lotfs. viewed IN the light Of nount aineering
'~ience. give no sas tsfactOrv ans yer - rh~.e
lue-tions FANNY BTL'O,k NUREMsN.
BorGIF. Algeria. March -