![]() ![]() However, she persevered, climbing throughout her college days. Her first climb was in Washington, where she failed to reach the summit of Mount Adams. In the early 1960s, she attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Early life īlum was born in Davenport, Iowa, and raised from the age of five on in Chicago by her Orthodox Jewish mother and grandparents. She is Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute. She led the first all-woman ascent of Denali ("Denali Damsels" expedition), and was the first American woman to attempt Mount Everest. She is best known for leading the first successful American ascent of Annapurna (I), a climb that was also an all-woman ascent. JSTOR ( February 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īrlene Blum (born Ma) is an American mountaineer, writer, and environmental health scientist. ![]() Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ![]() Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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