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Robert Alt Joins WOSU’s All Sides to Talk About His Puncak Jaya Climb
Robert Alt joined All Sides on 89.7 WOSU—National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate—for the “Fascinating Ohio” segment that highlights interesting people and stories from the Buckeye State.
Summit: Puncak Jaya/Carstensz Pyramid
Location: Western Papua (Indonesia) – Oceania
Height: 16,024 feet (4,884 meters)
Located in the Sudirman Range of the west-central highlands on the island of New Guinea. It was first summitted in 1962 by an expedition led by Austrian Heinrich Harrer (author of Seven Years in Tibet, 1953), New Zealander Philip Temple, Australian Russell Kippax, and Dutch Albertus Huizenga