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       Audrey Salkeld, Pioneering Historian of Everest, Dies at 87

       She trawled 56 boxes of forgotten archives, bringing to life mysterious figures from early expeditions. She also climbed Everest, as well as Kilimanjaro.

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       Audrey Salkeld in 1986 while camping on Mount Everest. Credit...Audrey Salkeld Archives

       By Adam Nossiter

       Published Nov. 24, 2023Updated Nov. 25, 2023, 12:17 a.m. ET

       Audrey Salkeld, a pioneering historian who mined archives that had been neglected for decades to write about mountains like Kilimanjaro and Everest, which she also ascended, died on Oct. 11 in Bristol, England. She was 87.

       Her sons Ed and Adam Salkeld said the cause of death, at an assisted living facility, was dementia.

       In a tribute, Climbing magazine called Ms. Salkeld “the world’s pre-eminent expert in Everest history.”

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       Adam Nossiter has been bureau chief in Kabul, Paris, West Africa and New Orleans, and is now an editor on the Metro desk. More about Adam Nossiter

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