Ballooning, nautical challenges, Greco-Roman wrestling, athletics, motorsports, fencing, tango, boxing: Jorge Newbery was a multifaceted man who achieved a place in history thanks to his courage and ambition. In 1914, while preparing for his long-awaited crossing of the Andes mountain range, he broke the world record for altitude by airplane. Nobody would dare to object that in Argentina the Buenos Aires airport bears his name.