The Summits of the world have been captivating the minds of adventurers for the last couple of centuries. Mountaneering is a challenging endevour, that's why most climbers follow lists to complete.
Here you'll find the two main lists most professional climbers aim to complete within their lifespan.
The Seven Summits is seen as a great way to enter hardcore alpinism in the face of The Eight-Thousanders, that's why in most cases those lists accompany each other.
Surprise! They are actually eight. This is due to two different lists that point out different top peaks for the continent of Oceania.
The Bass list, named after the businessman and amateur mountaineer Richard Bass, who was the first man to climb all Seven Summits, includes all of the peaks below, except Puncak Jaya, because he considers it to be part of Asia.
The Messner list, after Reinhold Messner, excludes Kosciuszko, because he considers Puncak Jaya part of Oceania.
Those are the fourteen peaks above 8000 meter, located in the Himalaya mountain range. Everest is the only peak to feature both lists. Asia is the only continent to feature such beasts, they are scattered between the countries of Nepal, China, Pakistan and India. Locals around all peaks believe they are the homes of the gods and should not be climbed. For instance, the peak of Kangchenjunga has never been fully climbed, every climber stops a few meters below it, not to upset the traditions of the locals.
