CLIMBING THE SEVEN SUMMITS

A Comprehensive Guide to the Continents› Highest Peaks

First and only guidebook to climbing all Seven Summits
Full color with 125 photographs and 24 maps including a map for each summit
route
Essential information on primary climbing routes and travel logistics for
mountaineers, with historical and cultural anecdotes for armchair readers

Aconcagua. Denali. Elbrus. Everest. Kilimanjaro. Kosciuszko. Vinson. To a
climber, these mountains are known as the Seven Summits – Within
mountaineering circles there is debate over which peaks are considered the
official Seven Summits. For the purposes of this guidebook, the Seven Summits
are based on the continental model used in Western Europe, the United States,
and Australia, also referred to as the ‹Bass list.›

the highest peaks on each continent. If you’ve ever dreamed of climbing Denali
or Everest, or joining the even more exclusive «Seven Summiters » club, then
Climbing the Seven Summits is the guidebook you need to turn your dream into
reality.

With Mike Hamill as your guide, you will discover different approaches to
tackling the list, as well as details on what you’ll need to plan an
expedition and what to expect from each climb. For each mountain you’ll learn
about documents and immunizations, expedition costs, training, guiding
options, climbing styles, best seasons, essential gear, day-by-day
itineraries, summit routes, maps showing approaches and camps, regional
natural history, cultural notes, and even post-climb activities like going on
safari in Africa or wine-touring in South America.

Throughout you’ll also find helpful and inspiring stories from the likes of
Conrad Anker, Vern Tejas, Damien Gildea, Eric Simonson, and other famed
climbers. Special insider tips from Hamill, based on his years of experience,
as well as full-color photographs of each peak round out this collectible
guidebook. And, because there remains some controversy about whether
Kosciuszko in Australia or Carstenz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea is the
«seventh summit,» this guidebook to the Seven Summits actually covers eight
mountains!