Elizabeth Stark (explorer)

Elizabeth Stark
Born17 September 1923
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died2000
Indiana, United States
NationalityBritish
Known forclimbing the Jugal Himal as part of the first all-female expedition to the Himalayas

Elizabeth "Betty" Stark or Rachel Stark (17 September 1923 – 2000) was a British speech therapist and mountaineer. She climbed the Jugal Himal during the first all-female expedition to the Himalayas in 1955. She became an expert in audiology and speech sciences and she was a professor at Purdue University.


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