Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1909 — ABRUZZ! TO CLIMB HIGH [ARTICLE]

ABRUZZ! TO CLIMB HIGH

Intends to Break All Records In the Himalaya Mountains. Rome. Feb 9 —The Duke of the Abrhzzl will explore the Karakorum range of the Himalaya mountains It is the Intention of the duke, if possible, to reach an altitude of 25,000 feet or more the highest peak of this range, Godwin-Auston, rising to a height of 28,278 feet The greatest altitude so far attained by other explorers is 22,000 feet.