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Scottish Women's Himalayan Expedition
The Scottish Women's Himalayan Expedition was a 1955 expedition to the Jugal Himal by Scottish climbers Monica Jackson, Elizabeth (Betty) Stark and Evelyn McNicol. The expedition is recognized as the first all women's climbing expedition to the Himalayas. At the time, While there, Jackson and Stark alongside sherpas Mingma Gyalgen and Ang Temba Sherpa made the first ascent of a then-unnamed peak, today known as Gyalzen Peak (6151m). Background In 1954, Monica Jackson shared her experience of climbing in the Himalayas with the Glasgow chapter of the Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club. After her talk, Elizabeth (Betty) Stark and Evelyn McNicol, who were in attendance discussed the opportunity of a women's climbing expedition to the Himalayas. Plans for the expedition moved swiftly once the trio decided on an expedition to the little explored Jugal Himal. The group was granted a travel and climbing permit to allow travel to Nepal and plans were made for an expedition in Spring 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugal Himal
The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 peaks exceeding elevations of above sea level lie in the Himalayas. The Himalayas abut on or cross territories of six countries: Nepal, China, Pakistan, Bhutan, India and Afghanistan. The sovereignty of the range in the Kashmir region is disputed among India, Pakistan, and China. The Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, and on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Some of the world's major rivers, the Indus, the Ganges, and the Tsangpo–Brahmaputra, rise in the vicinity of the Himalayas, and their combined drainage basin is home to some 600 million people; 53 million people live in the Himalayas. The Himalayas have profoundly shaped the cultures of South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at in a section of the Himalayas, the ''Kangchenjunga Himal'', which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the border region between Koshi Province of Nepal and Sikkim state of India, with the West and Kangbachen peaks located in Nepal's Taplejung District and the Main, Central and South peaks directly on the border. Until 1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world. However, precise calculations and meticulous measurements by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1849 showed that Mount Everest, known as Peak XV at the time, is actually higher. After allowing for further verification of all calculations, it was officially announced in 1856 that Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Kangchenjunga is a sacred mountain in Nepal and Sikkim and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 In Scotland
Events from the year 1955 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – James Stuart Law officers * Lord Advocate – James Latham Clyde until January; then William Rankine Milligan * Solicitor General for Scotland – William Rankine Milligan until January; then William Grant Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Thomson * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson Events * 1955 – Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment founded with the primary aim to develop Dounreay as the site for testing previously untried fast breeder reactor technology. * 24 February – a big freeze across the UK results in many roads being blocked with snow; Caithness is practically cut off. The Royal Air Force works to deliver food and medical supplies to the worst affected areas. * 21 March – American evangelist Billy Graham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Women In Nepal
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categorize history as a social science, while others see it as part of the humanities or consider it a hybrid discipline. Similar debates surround the purpose of history—for example, whether its main aim is theoretical, to uncover the truth, or practical, to learn lessons from the past. In a more general sense, the term ''history'' refers not to an academic field but to the past itself, times in the past, or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations. Source criticism is used to evaluate these sources, assessing their authenticity, content, and reliability. Historians strive to integrate the perspectives of several sources to develop a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
