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TODAY IN ADVENTURE |
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The Summit of the Americas: Did You Know? |
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On January 14th (that’s today!), 1897, renowned Swiss alpinist Matthais Zurbriggen made the first successful summit bid on Aconcagua (22,837ft.), the highest peak in the Americas. Zurbriggen was acting as a mountain guide for the American mountaineer Edward FitzGerald, who financed the expedition to claim the summit. The team made five attempts in six weeks, but each time FitzGerald became extremely nauseous near 20,000 feet and they’d turn back. Fearing that his party would fail, FitzGerald sent Zurbriggen to reach the summit alone. |
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