Were Fanny Bullock Workman and Annie Smith Peck Climbing Mountains Simultaneously?

Based on the information provided in 'Annapurna: A Woman's Place,' it is evident that Fanny Bullock Workman and Annie Smith Peck were both alive and actively climbing mountains during the same period. The article highlights Fanny and her husband, Dr. W. H. Workman's explorations in the Himalayas between 1890 and 1915. Furthermore, Annie S. Peck, a known rival of Mrs. Workman, began her climbing career at age 45 with an ascent of the Matterhorn. She later achieved the first ascent of Huascaran, Peru's highest peak, at the age of 58.

The article's historical accounts of these remarkable women climbers and their accomplishments confirm that Fanny Workman and Annie Peck were contemporaries who both engaged in mountain climbing during the same era.