Of the band of venturesome women who of late have penetrated remote regions of the earth, Mrs. Aubrey le Blond will always be remembered for her amazing mountaineering feats. Curiously enough, she made her first acquaintance with the mountains as an invalid. As a girl she was weak and frail, and after trying the Mediterranean, the Tyrol, and Algiers, she was sent to Switzerland in search of health. There she was seized with the fascination of the mountains, and shortly after her arrival made her first ascent. Since those days Mrs. le Blond has climbed nearly every peak worthy of the name in the Swiss Alps. She has also travelled practically over every inch of the most inaccessible parts of Norway, and few lady travellers can boast of more varied experiences. Some years ago she established herself in a tent at a little place called Jaegersvand, two hundred miles within the Arctic Circle. Here she was surrounded by a small colony of Lapps. These little people were very amusing, and after a time became quite friendly, though they had great dislike to having their photographs taken.

Mrs. Aubrey le Blond Elliott & Fry