Welcome to our adventure, here is a little information on the mountains we will be climbing, (yes there are 8 listed and we plan on climbing all 8 if possible). We will have live web casts during the climb on the site so everyone can experiance it right along with us at home.

 

 

Mountains       Feet     Meters               Location

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Everest               29029     8848               Nepal/ Tibet

At 29,035 feet (8850 meters), Mount Everest is the highest point on the globe. Rising high out of the great range of the Himalaya, Mount Everest is still one of climbing's great accomplishments for a mountaineer to attempt. Its danger and extreme altitude presents team C4C with the ultimate challenge.

 

 

Aconcagua          22840     6962          Argentina/ S. America

 Known as the Stone Sentinel, is the highest peak in the world outside of Asia.

 

 

Denali                20320     6195              Alaska/ N. America

(Mt. McKinley)

  Located in the rugged Alaskan range, known by experienced climbers to be as difficult as a 23,000 foot Himalayan peak due to its close proximity the frigid Arctic Circle.

 

 

Kilimanjaro          19339     5963               Tamzania/ Africa

 Located on the Shira Plateau, a mountain the offers the extreme ascended high above the open plains of Africa.

 

 

Elbrus               18481     5633                    Russia/ Europe

  Located in the Russian Caucasaus mountain range, whose dominant range stretches 750 miles between the Black and Caspian seas-- roughly the size of the Alps and twice the length of the Sierra Nevada.

 

 

Vinson Massif     16076     4897     Ellsworth Range/Antarctica

 In the Antarctic Circle, this peak is know for its extreme remoteness and cold.

 

 

Carstensz          16023     4884       Jakarta/Indonesia           

Pyramid

 Found in the central highland of New Guinea, the second largest island after Greenland.

 

 

Mt. Kosciuszko     7310     2228                         Australia

 Argued by many to be one of the 7 summits, we will climb this and Carstenz Pymirad to undisputedly hold the record.

 

 


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