Arquivos da categoria: 7 Summits

Denali (also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 6,190 m above sea level. With a topographic prominence of 6,155 m and a topographic isolation of 7,436.9 km,Denali is the third most prominent and third most isolated peak on Earth, after Mount Everest and Aconcagua. Located in the Alaska Range in the interior of the U.S. state of Alaska, Denali is the centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve. The KoyukonContinuar lendo “7 Summits – Denali 6,794 m”

Mount Kilimanjaro  is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level (Mauna Kea measured from the sea floor is higher) in the world: 5,895 metres above sea level and about 4,900 metres above its plateau base. It is the highest volcano in Africa and the Eastern Hemisphere.Continuar lendo “7 Summits – Kilimanjaro 5,895 m”

Mount Vinson is the highest peak in Antarctica, at 4,892 metres. It lies in the north part of Vinson Massif’s summit plateau in the south portion of the main ridge of the Sentinel Range about 2 kilometres north of Hollister Peak. It was first climbed in 1966 by an American team led by Nicholas Clinch. An expedition in 2001 wasContinuar lendo “7 Summits: Mount Vinson 4.892m”

Have you ever heard of this peak? This is Puncak Jaya (literally “Glorious Peak”) or Carstensz Pyramid, Mount Jayawijaya or Mount Carstensz on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of 4,884 m, is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth, and 7th summit on the 7 Summits Messner’s list, on Australasia! In 1936, the Dutch Carstensz Expedition, unable to establish definitively whichContinuar lendo “7 Summits – Puncak Jaya 4,884 m”