Area man has traveled to all seven continents

Stephen Rudinec achieved the rare feat by visiting Antarctica in February.

Stephen Rudinec can quickly recall the date his heart stopped during a stress test following shortness of breath: March 22, 2021. When confronted by his mortality, he decided to look to the future and plan to scratch something off his bucket list — visiting Antarctica so he could declare he’s been to every continent.

In February, the Donora native achieved this goal with an Antarctica trip offered by National Geographic...