About Seven Summits Challenge:
- The ‘Seven Summits‘ is a challenge first proposed and then completed by Richard Bass in 1985.
- It consists of climbing to the highest point on each of the seven continents, including
- Kilimanjaro: Africa (5,892 m)
- Elbrus: Europe (5,642 m)
- Aconcagua: South America (6,962 m)
- Denali: North America (6,194 m)
- Kosciuszko: Australia (2,228 m) or Puncak Jaya/Carstensz Pyramid: Oceania (4,884 m)
- Mount Vinson: Antarctica (4,892 m)
- Mount Everest: Asia (8,848 m)
- The Seven Summits challenge has two options – the ‘Bass’ list or the ‘Messner’ list.
- The difference between the two lists is that one includes the highest peak in Australia (Kosciuszko), while the other includes the highest peak in Oceania/Australasia instead (Puncak Jaya in Indonesia), respectively.
- Most will attempt the Bass list, while others will then push on to complete the Messner list too.
