The Seven Summits is a mountaineering achievement of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. Dick Bass, a wealthy American businessman was the first person to achieve the Seven Summits in April 1985.
Approximately 200 people have successfully summited all seven mountains.
Everest
Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. The first ascent to the summit of Everest was on 29 May 1953 by Sir Edmund Hilary and his sherpa Tenzig Norgay. They were part of the ninth British attempt to reach the summit and were the second pair to attempt the summit in their party of four. The first pair tried to reach the summit two days before but were forced to turn back due to exhaustion. More about Everest
Vinson Massif
Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica, located about 1,200 km (750 mi) from the South Pole. More about Vinson Massif
Elbrus
Located in the Western Caucasus mountains in Russia near the border of Georgia Elbrus has two summits. More about Elbrus
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro was first summited in 1889 by Hans Meyer, Ludwig Purtscheller, Yohanas Kinyala Lauwo. More about Kilimanjaro
Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko, the highest mountain in Australia is located in the Snowy Mountains, in New South Wales. It is 390km southwest of Sydney and close the the Victorian border. More about Kosciuszko
McKinley (Denali)
The first ascent of McKinley (Denali) was on 7 June 1913 by a team of four from the USA; Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, Walter Harper and Robert Tatum. Denali is Indian for “The Great One”. More about McKinley
Aconcagua
Aconcagua is located in the Andes of western Argentina near the Chilean border. It is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. More about Aconcagua
