Ana María Giraldo approaches the dream of the 7 summits
“The mountain climber from Manizaleña has conquered six of the most important peaks on the planet. On Monday, August 12th, he climbed Mount Carstensz, in Oceania.”
Who? Manizaleña mountaineer Ana María Giraldo, manizaleña of 39-year-old, mother, wife, professional and high-performance athlete, is the first Colombian woman, second South American and fourth Latin American to achieve this World Cup challenge.
What is it? He conquered the top of Mount Carstensz and raised the tricolor flag at the highest peak in Oceania, located 4,884 meters above sea level, thus becoming the first Colombian woman about to meet the challenge of crowning the seven most important summits of the planet.
When? Monday, Aug 15, 2019.
Where? Ana María visited the top of Mount Jaya, also known as Mount or Carstensz Pyramid, located in the middle of the Jayawijaya mountain range, after an arduous odyssey of more than 10 days in which she faced several challenges, mainly the heavy rains that presented the region and that They made it impossible to fly from Timika, on the southern coast of Papua, in Indonesia, to the base camp on the mountain, eventually to the limit to get it according to the plan drawn up by the team.
Why? “I am very happy to have achieved this summit for my country. The sixth of seven, a tough, challenging challenge, especially because of the complexity of reaching the base of that mountain. They had to spend 11 days waiting in Timika until the weather gave truce and the helicopter could take me to the base camp. Finally on Sunday we were able to land there and on Monday the weather allowed us to climb to the top where we arrived at 10:15 a.m. With a clear day, beautiful. Now I only have one summit left to achieve the goal.
After this conquest, he sets a mountain to achieve the “7 Summits” challenge, which consists of ascending to the tops of the highest mountains of each continent, and of each polar region, in 7 different places on the planet. In 2003, it exceeded Aconcagua in America (6,969msnm) and Elbrús in Europe (5,642msnm). In 2004 the McKinley in the Arctic Circle (6,194msnm). In 2007, Everest, in Nepal / China, located at 8,848 meters above sea level, and Kilimanjaro in Africa (5,894 meters), in 2011.
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