![]() Breaking Trail is the story of Blum's journey from her overprotected youth in Chicago to the tops of some of the highest peaks on Earth. ![]() In her long, adventurous career, she has played a leading role in more than twenty expeditions and forged a place for women in the perilous arena of high-altitude mountaineering. ![]() McKinley and Annapurna, and was the first American woman to attempt Mt. Defying the climbing establishment of the 1970s, she led the first teams of women on successful ascents of Mt. Arlene Blum is a legendary trailblazer by any measure. About the Book In her inspiring autobiography, mountain-climbing heroine Blum scales the heights of human aspiration and liberation, chronicling a life of astonishing achievement and courage.īook Synopsis From the bestselling author of Annapurna: A Woman's Place, comes a revealing memoir about the mountaineering feats that made Arlene Blum one of America's most famous female climbers and her tumultuous journey to adulthood that inspired her to become the risk-taker she is today. ![]()
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