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11 The Sharp End: A Wild of One’s Own
Editor-in-Chief Katie Ives searches for “A Wild of One’s Own” in the annals of women’s mountaineering history in Western Canada and the writings of Mary Schaeffer Warren, who urges, “…leave your world, your recognized world, and plunge into the vast unknown.”
The End of the Everest Myth
To look behind the layers of mythology that still gather around Mt. Everest is not merely a matter of pointing out differences in mountaineering styles. To the degree that Sherpas and other local guides remained invisible in international Everest stories, their concerns, their risks and the value of their lives appeared invisible, too.
