Let down

The weather was as sad as we at the departure of our family member; we hang around, having a low-key sort of afternoon.
Onward into the account of the first all-female ascent of Annapurna in the Himalayas, entitled
Annapurna: A Woman's Place. They made a lot of money selling tee shirts which read,"A woman's place is on top." That was racy back in 1978, probably. It sounded like the kind of huge logistical event which makes me tired to contemplate. On part of their slog to the base camp, there was a soggy field covered with leeches, heat-seeking leeches...