Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ella Maillart 1903-1997 was a French speaking Swiss sportswoman and traveller. She had been captain of the Swiss Womens hockey team and was an international skier. In 1934 she teamed up with Peter Fleming to cross China from Peking to Srinagar later recorded in her book Forbidden Journey. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.