For the children of Argentine mountaineer Guillermo Vieiro, his death was always shrouded in a certain mystery. They grew up with many questions about him and believed there would never be answers—until, in early 2024, almost forty years after his death, someone called them with unexpected news.
Find the English transcript of “Six Thousand Meters High” here. Or check out the Spanish transcript here.
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