National Mountain Climbing Day 2021
National Mountain Climbing Day is celebrated on 1 August each year to honour Bobby Matthews and his friend Josh Madigan, for successfully climbing the 46th peak of New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021
On August 1, 2015, Mathews and Madigan managed to successfully scale all the 46 peaks of the Adirondack Mountains.
On this day, they triumphantly scaled the 46th peak, also known as the White Face Mountain. Since then, the day is observed in their honour.
According to geologists, a mountain is a landform that rises about 1,000 feet or more above its surrounding area.
A chain or series of mountains that are close together is known as a mountain range. They are also significant in influencing weather patterns.
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