THE SEVEN SUMMITS
What are the Seven Summits?
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each continent.
To date, there are less than two hundred people worldwide who have reached all Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each continent: NOTE: The order below is by altitude and does not reflect the order in which most mountain climbers attempt the Seven Summits.
Mt. Everest
29,035 feet (8,850 meters)
Tibet/Nepal, Asia
Mt. Aconcagua
22,840 feet (6,962 meters)
Argentina, South America
Mt. McKinley (Denali)
20,320 feet (6,195 meters)
Alaska, North America
Mt. Kilimanjaro — SUMMITED! Sept. 20, 2005
19,339 feet (5,963 meters)
Tanzania, Africa
Mt. Elbrus — SUMMITED! Aug. 13, 2007
18,481 feet (5,633 meters)
Russia, Europe
Mt. Vinson Massif
16,067 feet (4,897 meters)
Ellsworth Range, Antarctica
Mt. Kosciuszko — SUMMITED! Nov. 16, 2005
7,310 feet (2,228 meters)
Australia*
* The Seventh Summit is in some dispute: Indonesia’s Mt. Cartenz Pyramid, at 16,023 feet (4,884 meters), is Oceania’s highest mountain. However, many consider Australia, not Oceania, to be the seventh continent, of which Mt. Kosciuszko is the highest peak. Most mountain climbers attempting the Seven Summits climb both just to be sure.