Frauen im Aufstieg

Women are almost invisible in the history of mountaineering, their names are unknown, their achievements are hardly noticed. But women have also written alpine history. This richly illustrated book is an approach to women's mountaineering, an attempt to bring to light some of the achievements of women on the mountain as well as their names. The main focus of the book is on who these first women mountaineers were, what social background they came from and what role they played in mountaineering and climbing. What were their motivations and how did they live their enthusiasm for mountaineering? The documentary sheds light on the time of the pioneers from their beginnings in the 19th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Detailed portraits are dedicated to the individual female alpinists, such as Amelia Edwards, Lizzie Tuckett, Hermine Tauscher G.