Abantu abaqala ukuzivocavoca ngokungathí sina ekupheleni kweminyaka engama-20 abaziwa ngokushwankathela iintaba ezide kakhulu zehlabathi okanye ukuseta iirekhodi zehlabathi, kodwa uViridiana Álvarez Chávez bubungqina bokuba ukufezekiswa kwe-epic kunokuvela kwisiqalo esithobekileyo.

U-valvarez uchithe u-2017 ukuya ku-2019 enyuka kwiintaba ezintathu ezinde kakhulu kwihlabathi. Uzigqibile zontathu iindlela zokunyuka enyakeni nje ongaphantsi konyaka kunye neentsuku ezingama-364, ezifumanela yena indawo kwiGuinness Book of World Records . Ingxelo yangaphambili ibibanjelwe ngu-Go Mi-Sun, okhwela intaba wase-Korea ogqibe i-feat kwiminyaka emibini kunye neentsuku ezimbini ngo-2007.

U-Elvarez wakhwela intaba malunga neminyaka esixhenxe eyadlulayo, kwiminyaka nje embalwa emva kokuba ebalekile njengendlela yokuzilolonga ngakumbi. Ibali lakhe bubungqina bokuba amaphupha akunyanzelekanga ukuba abe ngamaphupha obomi bonke kwaye nokuba ngubani na owamiselayo unokufezekisa oko kuthathwa njengezinjongo 'ezingenakufikeleleka,' utshilo kwingxelo.

Uhambo lwakhe lwaqala ngohambo oluya ePico de Orizaba, eyona ntaba iphakamileyo eMexico. Ukusukela oko wakhwela ezintabeni zintathu ezinde emhlabeni - iMount Everest eNepal, K2 kumda we China ne Pakistan, kunye ne Kanchenjunga eNepal. Ndaphela ndishiya umsebenzi wam eofisini; ukubeka emngciphekweni intuthuzelo yamava eentaba, utshilo.