Anyone with any interest in mountaineering today has heard of the infamous Seven Summits – the highest point on each of the seven continents. But just 30 years ago, no one had ever heard of such a concept and only a few had even thought about it. No one had achieved the feat.
To learn more about the seven summit climbs, I read two books this month. The first is Beyond Everest: Quest for the Seven Summits written by Pat Morrow and published in 1986. The second was Seven Summits: The Quest to Reach the Highest Point on Every Continent edited by Steve Bell and published in 2000. Both books were fascinating and helped me to understand just how difficult these climbs can be.
To read the full book review click here.
Start your own quest for the Seven Summits and join one of our upcoming expeditions:
Aconcagua, Argentina, South America
- January 14-February 3, 2012
- January 12-February 1, 2013
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa
- January 20 – February 2, 2012
- July 13 – 26, 2012
- September 1- 14, 2012
- December 21, 2012 – January 3, 2013
- December 28, 2012 – January 10, 2013
- January 18-31, 2013
- February 8-21, 2013
Mount Elbrus, Russia, Europe
- June 29, 2013-July 14, 2012
- June 28, 2013 – July 13, 2013
- June 28 – July 13, 2013
- July 12-27, 2013
