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Seven Summits Challenge

Kumari Sonali

Seven Summits Challenge:

Hyderabad teenager Vishwanath Karthikey Padakanti recently became the youngest Indian and the second youngest person in the world to complete the legendary 7 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.

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