She defied the conventions of her era: an American woman on her own in Nepal for more than four decades, celebrated as the unofficial chronicler of Himalayan expedition climbing. Based on extensive interviews with Hawley, celebrated mountaineers, and Kathmandu intimates, and full access to Hawley...
“What happened, Kumar?” “We have bad accident – plane crash.” One of the most outstanding friends from Elizabeth’s years in Nepal was Sir Edmund Hillary. He was already a celebrity in Kathmandu when she first arrived because of his 1953 ascent of Ev...