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Climbing the Seven Summits

Nearly 200 mountaineers have climbed all “Seven Summits”—the highest peak on each of the seven continents. The first was Dick Bass, an American businessman, on April 30, 1985.

Continent	Mountain	Country and/or location	Height
Continent	Mountain	Country and/or location	Feet	Meters
Asia	Mt. Everest	Tibet-Nepal	29,035	8,850
South America	Mt. Aconcagua	Argentina	22,834	6,960
North America	Mt. McKinley (Denali)	United States, Alaska	20,320	6,194
Africa	Mt. Kilimanjaro	Tanzania	19,340	5,995
Europe	Elbrus	Russia/Georgia	18,510	5,642
Antarctica	Vinson Massif	Ellsworth Mts.	16,066	4,897
Australia¹	Kosciusko	Australia	7,310	2,228

1. Some climbers believe that the true Seven Summits should include Carstensz Pyramid (16,023 ft.) in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, rather than Australia's Kosciusko. Carstensz is the highest summit in Australia/Oceania, but strictly speaking, Oceania is not a continent.

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