what mountains are the seven summits
From Aconcagua in South America to Mount Everest in Asia, from Kilimanjaro in Africa to Vinson Massif in Antarctica, from Mount McKinley in North America to Elbrus in Europe and Mount Kosciusko in Australia: no one had ever scaled all seven summits -- it would be a first, a feat that had eluded the world's best mountaineers.
Alan's: 7 Summits 2011. 1  Asia: Everest (29,035'/8850m) 5/21/11. 2  South America: Aconcagua (22,834'/6960m) 1/29/11. 3  North America: Denali (20,310 feet 6,190 meters 7/17/11. 4  Africa: Kilimanjaro (19,340'/5896m) 9/19/11. 5  Europe: Elbrus (18,513'/5642m) 8/11/11. 6  Oceania: Carstensz Pyramid (16,023'/4884m) 10/22/11.