Audrey Salkeld Explained

Audrey Salkeld (11 March 1936 - 11 October 2023)[1] was an English mountaineer, historian, and author. She reviewed and documented the contents of the archives of the early expeditions to Everest, including researching George Mallory and the events behind his death.[2] [3] That lead to her involvement in several books relating to Everest including The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine[4] and Last Climb.[5]

Her book A Portrait Of Leni Riefenstahl[6] won the Boardman Tasker award for 1996 and she was Chair of Judges for the award in 2014.[7]

She translated from the German books by Reinhold Messner and Kurt Diemberger and co-edited works with David Breashears[5] and Chris Bonington,[8] she also contributed to several documentaries related to mountaineering.[9]

In 2022 Salkeld was made an Honorary Member of the Alpine Club "in recognition of her enormous contribution to mountaineering journalism, literature and film".[10]

Books

Notes and References

  1. News: Audrey Salkeld obituary . The Guardian. 1 November 2023. Peter . Gillman . 6 May 2024 .
  2. News: Nossiter . Adam . 24 November 2023 . Audrey Salkeld, Pioneering Historian of Everest, Dies at 87 . . subscription . 28 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Remembering Audrey Salkeld. Ed. Douglas. 4 November 2023.
  4. Book: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine . 1986. Audrey . Salkeld . Holzel. Tom . 9780224023627 . Jonathan Cape .
  5. Book: Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory . 1999. Audrey . Salkeld . Breashears . David . 9780792275381 . National Geographic .
  6. Book: Salkeld, Audrey. A Portrait Of Leni Riefenstahl . 1996. 9780224024808 . Jonathan Cape Ltd . 6 May 2024 .
  7. Web site: Remembering Audrey Salkeld . Boardman Tasker Awards. 23 October 2023 . 6 May 2024 .
  8. Book: Great Climbs: A Celebration of World Mountaineering . 1994. Audrey . Salkeld . Bonington. Chris . 9781857325737 . Mitchell Beazley .
  9. Web site: Audrey Salkeld . MNTNFilm. 6 May 2024 .
  10. Web site: Obituaries: Audrey Salkeld . Alpine Club. 2023. 6 May 2024 .
  11. Book: One Step in the Clouds: An omnibus of Mountaineering Novels and Short Stories . 1990. Audrey . Salkeld . Smith . Rosie . 9780906371923 . Hodder & Stoughton .
  12. Book: Salkeld, Audrey . People in High Places: Approaches to Tibet . 1991. 9780224028837 . Jonathan Cape . 6 May 2024 .
  13. Book: On the Edge of Europe: Mountaineering in the Caucasus . 1993. Audrey . Salkeld . Bermudez. Jose Luis. 9780340585474 . Hodder & Stoughton .
  14. Book: World Mountaineering: The World's Great Mountains by the World's Great Mountaineers . 1998. Audrey . Salkeld . 9781857328196 . Mitchell Beazley .
  15. Book: Salkeld, Audrey. Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa . 2002. 9780792264668 . National Geographic . 6 May 2024 .

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