📅 First climb of Denali (1913)
Where: Denali, Alaska
📅 On This Day: June 7
June 7, 1913: First climb of Denali. On this day in 1913, people stood on top of Denali, North America's highest mountain, for the first time. The first to reach the summit was young Walter Harper, an Alaska Native of Koyukon Athabascan heritage. The team climbed through cold as low as minus 29 degrees Celsius.
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🧠 Question of the day
Who reached Denali's summit first?
- Amelia Earhart
- Edmund Hillary
- Walter Harper
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Answer: Walter Harper
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What happened on June 7?
June 7, 1913: First climb of Denali. It happened in Denali, Alaska.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali