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How I Made It: A Latina Mountaineer Conquers the Highest Peaks

Published September 14, 2018 at 12:53 PM CDT
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Silvia Vásquez-Lavado has successfully completed the seven summits challenge, by climbing the largest mountain on each continent. She shares what it's like standing on the highest peaks in the world.

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