On This Day: May 7, 1986 - Patrick Morrow Becomes First to Climb the Seven Summits

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On This Day: May 7, 1986 - Patrick Morrow Becomes First to Climb the Seven Summits.

On this day May 7, 1986, Canadian mountaineer Patrick Morrow made history by becoming the first person to successfully climb the Seven Summits — the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. His achievement was completed with the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest of them all.

The Seven Summits include Mount Everest (Asia), Aconcagua (South America), Denali (North America), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Elbrus (Europe), Vinson (Antarctica), and Kosciuszko (Australia, based on the original...
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