Lot 41192 – 1965 Jagdula Expedition: Picture postcard of the all-female team, signed on reverse by each and sent from Bankey, Nepal

1965 Jagdula Expedition: Picture postcard of the all-female team, signed on reverse by each and sent from Bankey, Nepal, , creases, plus a card also signed by five of the women

Note: The expedition took them to the unexplored Kanjiroba Himal in N.W. Nepal. The whole team made first ascents of six unclimbed peaks of 17,000 to 19500 ft and on May 13th 1962 Barbara and Jo with two Sherpas made the first ascent of Lhashamma, the peak of 21,037 ft (6412 m.) at the head of the Garpung Khola valley and the expedition’s main goal.