Climbing the Seven Summits About 350 mountaineers have climbed all "Seven Summits"—the highest peak on each of the seven continents. The first was Dick Bass, an American businessman, on April 30, 1985. ContinentMountainCountry and/or locationHeight FeetMeters AsiaMt. EverestTibet-Nepal29,0358,850 South AmericaMt. AconcaguaArgentina22,8346,960 North AmericaMt. McKinley (Denali)United States, Alaska20,3206,194 AfricaMt. KilimanjaroTanzania19,3405,995 EuropeElbrusRussia/Georgia18,5105,642 AntarcticaVinson MassifEllsworth Mts.16,0664,897 Australia1KosciuskoAustralia7,3102,228 1. Some climbers believe that the true Seven Summits should include Carstensz Pyramid (16,023 ft.) in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, rather than Australia's Kosciusko. Carstensz is the highest summit in Australia/Oceania, but strictly speaking, Oceania is not a continent.