The Eight Summits[1] is the collective name for the eight highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents (Australia has two entries). It is an alternative name for the "Seven Summits" due to different ways in naming the highest mountain on the continent of Australia.
Mountaineers can all agree that climbing all the summits is among the supreme accomplishments of their sport. The list of successful climbers has been listed on the Internet as a lifetime pride.[2]
The Eight Summits consists of:
- Mount Everest (8,848.86 m or 29,032 ft), the highest mountain peak of Asia
- Aconcagua (6,962 m or 22,841 ft), the highest mountain peak of South America
- Denali (6,190.5 m or 20,310 ft), the highest mountain peak of North America
- Mount Kilimanjaro (5,893 m or 19,334 ft), the highest mountain peak of Africa
- Mount Elbrus (5,642 m or 18,510 ft), the highest mountain peak of Europe
- Vinson Massif (4,892 m or 16,050 ft), the highest mountain peak of Antarctica
- Puncak Jaya (4,884 m or 16,024 ft), the highest mountain peak of Australia (continent)
- Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m or 7,310 ft), the highest mountain peak of Australia (mainland)
Puncak Jaya is also the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth.
- ^ "7 (or 8) Summits: The World's Highest Mountains by Continent". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ 7summits. "The full Carstensz & Kosciuszko 7summits list; the statistics of the seven summits! The oldest, youngest, male or female etc, find all 7 summits statistics here at 7summits.com". 7summits.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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