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The first ascent of the Aneto

Benasque, La Ribagorza, Huesca

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The first ascent of the Aneto

Historical milestone · Benasque, La Ribagorza, Huesca

Image of Benasque, not of the place itself.

The Russian soldier Platon de Tchihatcheff and the Norman botanist Albert de Franqueville, with four Pyrenean guides, reached in 1842 for the first time the highest summit of the Pyrenees, of 3,404 meters, above the Benasque valley.

20 de julio de 1842

Photo: bielius (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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