Sunday, March 17, 2013
AweStruck - Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km² summit area is defended by 400-metre-tall cliffs on all sides.
Elevation: 9,219' (2,810 m)
First ascent: 1884
Prominence: 7,671' (2,338 m)
Mountain range: Guiana Shield
First ascenders: Harry Inniss Perkins, Everard F. im Thurn
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