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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner on The Four speaks with CBS 8 about her expedition of summiting all 14 highest peaks, ranging from Mt.

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, an Austrian-born mountaineer, became the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks without ...

Climbers attempting the world's second tallest mountain were due to fork out $5,000 each under a planned price increase ...

He will become the first South African to reach the summit of the Annapurna, which should be between April 20 and 25, weather permitting.

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Located on the Pakistan-China border within the formidable Karakoram range, K2 is infamous for its treacherous terrain and severe weather conditions. Unlike Everest, K2 has no commercial climbing ...

On Aug. 23, 2011, Kaltenbrunner became the first woman ever to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks — Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri I, Manaslu ...

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