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Choose a Page:Space SickRenewing LinksGerm-FreeTransatlanticCavalry CreameryWestward Ho!Solo Polar TravellerHigh FlyerMoving ShipsTravel AceTravelling BlindKayak TravelFirst Time RoundAround The WorldIt's a 'Green Land'*High Climber*On Top Of The WorldFirst EverTerritorial High Climber In 1908, Annie Peck achieved 2 very different records. When she scaled the 6,768 metres peak of Mount Huáscaran in Peru she became the first woman to climb to such a high altitude. She was also the first climber to wear an 'anorak,' or Eskimo suit, which she borrowed from a museum.   Previous: Back Book: Horrible but True Section: Exploration Chapter: They Were First