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Evelina Tshabalala (born 1965), a South African marathon runner and mountaineer, has climbed Aconcagua and Mount Kilimanjaro, despite being infected with the AIDS virus. [1]

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References

  1. Schoofs, Mark (12 March 2007). "In South Africa, An Odd Couple Shoots for Fame". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 5 January 2023.