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Recipient Conquers Andes Climb

She's a climber with heart, and it's not even her own. Perkins, a 45-year-old Californian

who had a heart transplant more than a decade ago, has added a dangerous free

climb in the Andes to a string of mountaineering feats.

Perkins, the first person to climb the Matterhorn, Mount Fuji and Mount Kilimanjaro with another person's heart beating in

her chest, recently completed a challenging roped ascent with her husband,

Craig, up the side of an unexplored peak in the South American chain. Aside from her donated heart, the only

thing setting her apart from the others on the trip was a backpack jammed with

prescription drugs, medical supplies and a blood-pressure monitor.

had a heart transplant on Nov.

20, 1995. A little over a decade later and she's opening new

routes and doing some amazing things you'd never expect, " he said. " Even after a transplant you can be a very, very

strong person, and is a prime example of that. "

Craig Perkins, who has given his wife a gold charm for

every major mountain climbed since her transplant, gave her another atop the

" Charmed Heart " route -- this one of a woman mountaineer leaping for

a peak and grabbing it by one hand. A tiny sparkling

ruby represents her heart………...

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/wire/sns-ap-out-climber-with-heart,0,91279.story?coll=sns-ap-health-headlines

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