Ecuadorian climber Santiago Quintero speaks during a press conference in Quito, Feb. 26, 2009. Quintero, who suffered amputations in both feet due to frostbite after climbing the Argentina's Aconcagua in 2002, completed his challenge of scaling 35 mountains superiors to 4000 meters in 50 days. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

Ecuadorian climber Santiago Quintero speaks during a press conference in Quito, Feb. 26, 2009. Quintero, who suffered amputations in both feet due to frostbite after climbing the Argentina's Aconcagua in 2002, completed his challenge of scaling 35 mountains superiors to 4000 meters in 50 days.

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