We this climb give a number of women sufficient experience so that they can be invited on mixed expeditions, or organize their own." No American woman ever climbed to 8000 meters, and only seven women from any country ever climbed that high. Arlene, who having previously been rejected from high altitude expeditions as a woman stated “Few American women ever get a chance to climb that high, to lead, or even to participate in a major expedition. The all woman nature of the expedition was designed by Arlene and Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz during a 1972 expedition on Noshaq. The second summit team, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz and Vera Watson, died during the climb. On October 15, the first summit team, composed of Vera Komarkova, Irene Beardsley (formerly Miller), Mingma Tshering Sherpa and Chewang Ringjin Sherpa summitted Annapurna via the Dutch Route. The expedition was led by Arlene Blum and consisted of thirteen women, and six sherpas. The American Women's Himalayan Expedition was a 1978 expedition to Annapurna which placed the first two women, and first Americans, on its summit.
The expedition climbed the Dutch Ridge (hidden from view) and climbed around The Sickle seen in the center of the image, staying left before traversing the summit ridge to the high point on the left.
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