Adeventurer's Grand Slam

Now for the meat of the blog.

Hunter and I are trying to complete the Adventurer's Grand Slam.

This consists of climbing the tallest mountain on each continent and visiting the two poles.

The tallest mountains of each continent are called the "Seven Summits."

The "Seven Summits" is kind of an ambiguous title because there are currently two debated mountains in the accepted "Seven Summits."

The Carstensz Pyramid (AKA Puncak Jaya) is a mountain in Papau New Guinea. This was not part of the seven continents until a recent move to refer to all the islands around Australia as Oceania.

Secondly, the European of the "Seven Summits" actually lies on the border of Russia and Europe, Mount Elbrus.

Therefore there are actually 9 "Seven Summits," hence the quotation marks. The Seven Summits that are the generally climbed are as follows:

Aconcagua: South America
Denali: North America
Mount Elbrus: Europe
Mount Everest: Asia
Carstensz Pyramid: Oceania
Vinson Massif: Antarctica
Mount Kilimanjaro: Africa

Two original mountains no longer included:
Mont Blanc: Europe
Kosciuszko: Australia

The following eleven posts will contain information about each mountain and the poles.

Thanks for reading.