Arlene Blum

Mountaineer, Writer & Environmental Health Scientist

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Berkeley, CA, USA
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Arlene Blum Biography

Arlene Blum has played a groundbreaking role in women’s mountaineering.  Best known for leading the first American—and all-women’s—ascent of Annapurna I, considered one of the world’s most dangerous and difficult mountains, Blum also led the first women’s team up Mt. McKinley; was the first American woman to attempt Mt. Everest; and has played a leading role in more than 20 mountain expeditions worldwide. She made the first traverse of the Great Himalaya Range of Bhutan, Nepal and India and hiked the length of the European Alps with her baby daughter on her back.

Annapurna: A Woman’s Place, written by Blum, has inspired tens of thousands of readers over the past 25 years. Fortune magazine selected it as one of  “75 books that teach you everything you really need to know about business” and National Geographic Adventure magazine included it in list of the “hundred best adventure books of all time.”

Her new book, Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life, is an unforgettable account of the trails Blum pioneered, not only in mountaineering, but in science.

Arlene Blum’s awards include a Gold Medal from the Society of Women Geographers, an honor previously given to only eight other women including Amelia Earhart, Margaret Mead, and Mary Leakey. She is the founder of the annual Berkeley Himalayan Fair and her articles and photographs have appeared in many publications including National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Science magazines.

Blum currently designs and presents informative and inspiring keynote lectures, leadership workshops, and cross-cultural seminars. She has given highly acclaimed classes in Mongolia, Uganda, Nepal and India, as well as across the U.S.     

Blum holds a doctorate in biophysical chemistry, and has taught at Stanford University, Wellesley College, and U. C. Berkeley, where her research was instrumental in banning tris and Fyrol, two cancer-causing chemical that were used as a flame retardant on children's sleepwear as well as the pesticide DBCP. Blum plans to continue this research to facilitate the regulation of similar chemicals and help protect our health and environment.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/01/2024.

Arlene Blum Speaking Topics

  • Across the Alps with Baby

  • Damsels on Denali: Leadership Lessons from the Roof of the World

  • Women in High Places: Annapurna and Other Climbs

  • Australia: The Great Barrier Reef

  • Travel and Trekking in the Himalayas

  • The Great Himalayan Traverse: Across the Himalaya and Beyond

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Arlene Blum is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Across the Alps with Baby, Damsels on Denali: Leadership Lessons from the Roof of the World , Women in High Places: Annapurna and Other Climbs , Australia: The Great Barrier Reef , Travel and Trekking in the Himalayas and The Great Himalayan Traverse: Across the Himalaya and Beyond. The estimated speaking fee range to book Arlene Blum for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Arlene Blum generally travels from Berkeley, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Brian O’Malley, Chad Hymas, Gary Guller, Robert Ballard and Rob Waldo Waldman. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Arlene Blum for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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