Seven Summits
Climbing to the summit of the highest mountain on each continent is a challenge that many mountaineers strive to achieve. Below are the links to our stories from climbing The Seven Summits.
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Seven Summits – Climbing Everest (Part III) – The Summit Push
I looked up and saw a stream of headlamps, high above. It was summit day, and I was just about to begin the ascent. I had a long climb ahead of me but couldn’t believe that I was only hours away from achieveing my dream of being on the top of the world.
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Seven Summits – Climbing Everest (Part II) – Khumbu Icefall
Behind Everest Basecamp is the famous Khumbu Icefall. It is a formidable looking maze. The deep crevasses are networked in a tight web seeminlgy eliminating any possible ‘route’. The massive seracs and avalanche chutes with hanging glaciers and cornices take it from formidable to impossible.
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Seven Summits – Climbing Mt. Everest (Part I) – Island Peak
I had been dreaming of climbing Everest since I was a young boy. I distinctly remember the time the idea was placed in my mind. My dad asked me to read a story about Sir Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s summit of Mt. Everest. After reading, he had me recount it to him in my…
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Seven Summits – Climbing Mount Elbrus
Skiing at elevation, above 4,000 m, was something I hadn’t done before. Mount Elbrus is a giant dormant volcano with rounded peaks, a gentle slope and permanent snow making it a great mountain to ski.
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Seven Summits – Climbing Kilimanjaro
Standing on the roof of Africa, we watched the sun slowly show itself above the horizon. Although it’s one of the busiest of the Seven Summits, we found ourselves alone on the summit.
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Seven Summits – Climbing Denali (Mt. McKinley)
I stood at the bottom of the long, thin ridge that leads to the top of North America and wondered, will I make it? After 12 days of climbing, hiking and camping on glaciers I was about to summit another of the seven summit giants.
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Seven Summits – Climbing Aconcagua
It happened in Camp Berlin, 5780 metres above sea level. It felt as though my mind and body were separated into different parts. I could hear my voice, but thought it was coming from another body. This was the first time I had such hallucinations, and once recovered, I understood the dangers of climbing at…
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Seven Summits – Climbing Vinson Massif
The landscape is composed of ice and snow for as far as your eyes can see. Located in the middle of the isolated continent of Antarctica, Vinson Massif is one of the most interesting climbs of all the Seven Summits.
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Seven Summits – Climbing Carstensz Pyramid
It was still dark and cold when we reached the fixed ropes. Our thick gloves made it more difficult to use the ascenders, but it was too cold to go without. Finally, after 5 tough days of hiking through the Papuan jungle, the summit of Carstensz Pyramid was within our reach.
