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  2. The Song of the Vermonters, 1779 - Wikipedia

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    "The Song of the Vermonters, 1779" Also known as "The Green Mountaineer" is a poem by the American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) about the U.S. state of Vermont during its years of independence (1777–1791), sometimes called the Vermont Republic.

  3. Savita Kanswal - Wikipedia

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    Savita Kanswal was an Indian mountaineer hailing from Uttarakhand. She is the first Indian woman to conquer both Mount Everest and Makalu within 16 days. [1] She died in an avalanche accident on October 4, 2022. In January 2024, she posthumously received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, the highest honor in adventure sports in India ...

  4. Hamish Brown - Wikipedia

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    Hamish Brown M.B.E. FRSGS is a professional writer, lecturer and photographer specialising in mountain and outdoor topics. He is best known for his walking exploits in the Scottish Highlands, having completed multiple rounds of the Munros and being the first person to walk all the Munros in a single trip with only ferries and a bicycle as means of transport.

  5. Mercury My - Wikipedia

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    The my mercury was first introduced at the 1999 North American International Auto Show. The my mercury was designed by J Mays, the same designer of the Volkswagen New Beetle. This might also explain why the my mercury's curved roofline resembles the New Beetle's. The assembly of the Mercury My concept car was made in Pretoria, South Africa. [1]

  6. Category:New Zealand mountain climbers - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 30 December 2016, at 07:05 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Jane Lee (mountaineer) - Wikipedia

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    Jane Lee Zhen Zhen [1] (born 1984) is a mountaineer and speaker from Singapore. [2] Co-founder and co-team leader of the Singapore Women's Everest Team, [3] [4] Lee is also the first female from Southeast Asia and the 37th woman in history to have scaled the Seven Summits, the highest peaks of the seven continents including Kilimanjaro, Denali, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Vinson and Everest (Chomolungma).

  8. Tom Patey - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Walton Patey (20 February 1932 – 25 May 1970) was a Scottish climber, mountaineer, doctor and writer. He was a leading Scottish climber of his day, particularly excelling on winter routes. He died in a climbing accident at the age of 38.

  9. Gurdial Singh (mountaineer) - Wikipedia

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    A colourised image of Gurdial Singh performing Shirshasana on the summit of Trisul in 1951. Mountaineer and chronicler Harish Kapadia has written in his book, Across Peaks & Passes in Garhwal Himalaya: "To my mind, it was when Gurdial Singh climbed Trisul in 1951 that was the beginning of the age of mountaineering for Indians."