One impossible climb, countless hurdles, and the will of a few women. The 1993 Indo-Nepalese Women’s Everest Expedition to the forbidding Mount Everest was a remarkable one in many ways, the most evident of them being the seven world records it set. But more than that, the expedition became a testament to the resolve and expertise of these women, whose will was as mighty as the mountain they sought to climb. The team was led by the irrepressible Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to set foot on the summit of Everest in 1984. She conquered a this peak when her team summited, achieving many firsts in the history of mountaineering. Their real achievement, though, was in disproving what their patriarchal cultures said about them – that women did not need to step outside the home, that they were weak, that they could not overcome danger. Also, they accomplished their extraordinary feat despite criticism, obstructions and scepticism from the very people who were supposed to help them. This is the story of that unparalleled journey.
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