Seven Summits

Kilimanjaro - Elbrus - Everest - Cartstensz Pyramid - Denali - Vinson - Aconcagua

Adventure Peaks led Jake Meyer to the summit of Mt Vinson and Everest to become the youngest British person to complete  the challenge at the age of 21. He also became the youngest male in the world to achieve this record.

The seven summits challenge has captured the imagination of many, it has given a focus to mountaineers worldwide, to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents. Anyone can start the challenge on the easier non-technical peaks of Kilimanjaro, Elbrus and Aconcagua whilst developing the resilience and skills to tackle the cold peaks of Mt Vinson on Antarctica and Denali (Mt McKinley) in North America. The final two include Carstensz Pyramid, a technical rock summit on the island of New Guinea and finally the ultimate prize Everest. the summit of Asia and the highest point in the world. The idea of the seven summits was first publicised by Dick Bass in his book the ‘Seven Summits’, which describes his success in becoming the first to achieve the quest in 1986.

To date there are now around 140 people who have completed the challenge.

Click on the map below to find out more about each of these expeditions

North America Denali 6194 M

Europe Elbrus 5642 M

Asia Everest 8848 M

Australasia Carstensz Pyramid 4884 M

Antarctica Mt Vinson 4897 M

South America Aconcagua 6959 M

Africa Kilimanjaro 5895 M