Climbing the Seven Summits Author:Mike Hamill The first comprehensive guidebook of climbing routes to the highest peak on each of the world's seven continents. — Aconcagua. Denali. Elbrus. Everest. Kilimanjaro. Kosciuszko. Vinson. To a climber, these mountains are known as the Seven Summits - the highest peaks on each continent. And from Antarctica to Alaska, Nepal to Tanzania, each year tho... more »usands of climbers from all over the world attempt at least one of them, while a growing number have plans to climb each and every mountain.
Drawing on years of experience, veteran Seven Summits mountain guide Mike Hamill describes overall considerations for expedition planning and high-altitude trips, gear recommendations, tips on international travel and logistics, and estimates of financial cost. In-depth descriptions of each of the Seven Summits include a regional map, a map of the primary climbing route or a route overlay on a photo, and a sample climbing itinerary that covers peak-specific technical advice: Eric Simonson on Everest, Vern Tejas on Denali, and Melissa Arno on a female's perspective of expedition planning.
From the first steps of trip dreaming, to figuring out gear and plane tickets, to kicking those final, sublime steps up to the snowy top of Denali or Aconcagua- this is the one and only authoritative book to guide readers to all the world's Seven Summits.« less