Eight Summits

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Location and altitude of the Eight Summits - eight highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents (Australia has two entries). Eight summit.jpg
Location and altitude of the Eight Summits – eight highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents (Australia has two entries).

The Eight Summits [1] is the collective name for the eight highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents (Australia has two entries). It is an alternative name for the "Seven Summits" due to different ways in naming the highest mountain on the continent of Australia.

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Completing the Seven Summits—the highest peak on each continent—is recognized as a significant mountaineering objective. This milestone is often tracked in climbing databases and represents a notable goal for participants in the sport. [2]

The Eight Summits consists of:

Controversy

Due to the difference in definition and the controversy on the boundaries of continents, there were several proposed versions of the "Seven Summits". [3]

The most prominent one includes "The Messner List" which omitted Mount Kosciuszko in Mainland Australia. Supporters of this list argue that Puncak Jaya in Indonesia should be regarded as the Summit for the Australian continent.[ citation needed ] This is also due to the fact that reaching the summit of Mount Kosciuszko involves a simple hike with no mountaineering requirements and is thus a considerably easier task than any of the other mountains. Another list is called "The Bass List", named after Richard Bass, the first mountaineer to complete his particular list of "Seven Summits" which omitted Puncak Jaya in Indonesia.

This results in the list for the "Eight Summits", including both Puncak Jaya (also named Carstensz Pyramid or abbreviated as CP) and Mount Kosciuszko (abbreviated as K). This list is also called "The Bass and Messner List".

See also

References

  1. ↑ "7 (or 8) Summits: The World's Highest Mountains by Continent". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  2. ↑ 7summits. "The full Carstensz & Kosciuszko 7summits list; the statistics of the seven summits! The oldest, youngest, male or female etc, find all 7 summits statistics here at 7summits.com". 7summits.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "The 8 Summits Challenge | A new attempt on the Bass and Messner Lists". 8-summits.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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