Elizabeth Hawley
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Elizabeth Hawley (born November 9, 1923, in Chicago
, Illinois
) is an American former journalist
and chronicler of Himalayan expeditions. She traveled to Nepal
in September 1960 and never left.
She was educated at the University of Michigan
. She moved to Nepal after giving up her job as a researcher for Fortune
magazine in New York and visiting Kathmandu on a round-the-world trip. Working briefly as a reporter, Miss Hawley went back to San Francisco, returning to Nepal a few years later as journalist for Time
.
She found work with the Reuters
news agency covering mountaineering news, including the 1963 American expedition that was the first from the US to traverse Mount Everest
.
While she has never climbed a mountain in her life, Hawley has been the best-known chronicler of Himalayan expeditions for over four decades. She is respected by the international mountaineering community because of her complete and accurate records, despite their unofficial status.
Hawley
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Elizabeth Hawley (born November 9, 1923, in Chicago
Chicago
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, Illinois
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) is an American former journalist
Journalist
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and chronicler of Himalayan expeditions. She traveled to Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
in September 1960 and never left.
She was educated at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. She moved to Nepal after giving up her job as a researcher for Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
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magazine in New York and visiting Kathmandu on a round-the-world trip. Working briefly as a reporter, Miss Hawley went back to San Francisco, returning to Nepal a few years later as journalist for Time
Time (magazine)
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.
She found work with the Reuters
Reuters
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news agency covering mountaineering news, including the 1963 American expedition that was the first from the US to traverse Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
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While she has never climbed a mountain in her life, Hawley has been the best-known chronicler of Himalayan expeditions for over four decades. She is respected by the international mountaineering community because of her complete and accurate records, despite their unofficial status.