rockgirl77 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Bernadette MacDonald, vice president of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre and author of I’ll Call you in Kathmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story Thursday, November 10 7:00 p.m. The Mountaineers 300 3rd Ave. West, Seattle For more info: 206-284-6310 In the post World War II era when few women lived life on their own terms, a young Elizabeth Hawley left her job as a researcher for Fortune magazine in New York and set out to travel the globe. Nepal—exotic, remote, on the cusp of entry into the modern world—captured her imagination. In 1960 she returned to Kathmandu, single and alone, and over the next four decades built a life that even she could not have imagined. Hawley found her place: a historian revered as the final word on mountaineering achievements on the roof of the world. Hawley is still in Kathmandu today, carrying on her work well into her 80’s. Bernadette MacDonald journeyed to Nepal to find out more about this intriguing character. In addition to extensive interviews with Hawley, celebrated mountaineers, and Kathmandu intimates, MacDonald had full access to Hawley’s meticulous records and correspondence. Presenting selected readings from the book, her own correspondence with Hawley, still and video images, MacDonald reveals the intensely private woman as a complex personality, with a rich personal life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Schuldt Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Could someone move this to events? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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