History. To climb the Seven Summits is to ascend the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. The Seven Summits are defined as Everest (Asia) 8,850m, Aconcagua (South America) 6,961m, Denali (North America) 6,194m, Kilimanjaro (Africa) 5,895m, Elbrus (Europe) 5,642m, Vinson (Antarctica) 4,892m, Carstensz Pyramid (Australasia) or ...