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The Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, led by American naturalist John Wesley Powell, was the first thorough cartographic and scientific investigation of long segments of the Green and Colorado rivers in the southwestern United States, including the first recorded passage of white men through the entirety of the Grand Canyon. The expedition ...
February 1, 1973. (1973-02-01) (aged 36) Mount Aconcagua, Argentina. Occupation (s) mountaineer; educator. Janet Mae Johnson (1936–1973) was an American mountaineer and a teacher. She was known for making many climbs throughout the world. She died during an expedition on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina in 1973.
Kenton Grua. Kenton "Factor" Grua (July 25, 1950 – August 25, 2002) [1] was a Grand Canyon river guide. He was the first person in recorded history to hike through the Grand Canyon's entire length. In 1983, he set the speed record for rowing through the canyon in 37 hours.
Mountaineer, author, soldier. Spouse. Ménie Muriel Dowie. . . ( m. 1903; s. 1928) . Edward Arthur FitzGerald (10 May 1871 – 2 January 1931) was an American-born mountaineer and soldier of British descent, best known for leading the expedition which made the first ascent of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the American Continent, in 1897.
Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [4] of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina.It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, [5] and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere [1] with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres (22,838 ft).
Hackett grew up in Portland (Oregon), began climbing at age 14. In the Army in World War II, he served more than three years in the 10th Mountain Division. After World War II, he remained in regular Army for 21 years. [1] In 1956 Hackett was the first person to reach five of the Seven Summits. He climbed Mount McKinley (1947), Aconcagua (1949 ...