# Eight Summits

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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](/source/Seven_Summits)" due to different ways in naming the highest mountain on the [continent of Australia](/source/Australia_(continent)).

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:

- [Mount Everest](/source/Mount_Everest) (8,848.86 m or 29,032 ft), the highest mountain peak of [Asia](/source/Asia)
- [Aconcagua](/source/Aconcagua) (6,962 m or 22,841 ft), the highest mountain peak of [South America](/source/South_America)
- [Denali](/source/Denali) (6,190.5 m or 20,310 ft), the highest mountain peak of [North America](/source/North_America)
- [Mount Kilimanjaro](/source/Mount_Kilimanjaro) (5,893 m or 19,334 ft), the highest mountain peak of [Africa](/source/Africa)
- [Mount Elbrus](/source/Mount_Elbrus) (5,642 m or 18,510 ft), the highest mountain peak of [Europe](/source/Europe)
- [Vinson Massif](/source/Vinson_Massif) (4,892 m or 16,050 ft), the highest mountain peak of [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica)
- [Puncak Jaya](/source/Puncak_Jaya) (4,884 m or 16,024 ft), the highest mountain peak of [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), and the [highest mountain peak of an island](/source/List_of_islands_by_highest_point) on Earth
- [Mount Kosciuszko](/source/Mount_Kosciuszko) (2,228 m or 7,310 ft), the highest mountain peak of [Mainland Australia](/source/Mainland_Australia)

## Controversy

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

The most prominent one includes "The [Messner](/source/Reinhold_Messner) List" which omitted [Mount Kosciuszko](/source/Mount_Kosciuszko) in [Mainland Australia](/source/Mainland_Australia). Supporters of this list argue that [Puncak Jaya](/source/Puncak_Jaya) in Indonesia should be regarded as the Summit for the [Australian continent](/source/Australia_(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](/source/Richard_Bass) List", named after [Richard Bass](/source/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](/source/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

- [Eight-thousander](/source/Eight-thousander)
- [Explorers Grand Slam](/source/Explorers_Grand_Slam), also known as the Adventurers Grand Slam
- [Extremes on Earth](/source/Extremes_on_Earth)
- [List of highest mountains on Earth](/source/List_of_highest_mountains_on_Earth)
- [List of islands by highest point](/source/List_of_islands_by_highest_point)
- [Lists of mountains](/source/Lists_of_mountains) (for other climbing lists)
- [Seven Summits](/source/Seven_Summits)
- [Three Poles Challenge](/source/Three_Poles_Challenge)

## References

1. ["7 (or 8) Summits: The World’s Highest Mountains by Continent"](https://www.britannica.com/list/7-(or-8)-summits-the-worlds-highest-mountains-by-continent). *Encyclopedia Britannica*. Retrieved 2018-11-13.

1. 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"](http://7summits.com/info/7stats/statistics_all.php?s_fm=0&s_fl=0&s_qfn=&s_qf14_id=Yes&s_qf15_id=Yes&s_qf14_id=Yes&s_qf15_id=Yes&s_sfn%5B0%5D=0&s_sfn%5B1%5D=-0). *7summits.com*. Retrieved 2018-11-13.

1. ["The 8 Summits Challenge | A new attempt on the Bass and Messner Lists"](http://8-summits.co.uk/). *8-summits.co.uk*. Retrieved 2018-11-13.

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