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The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first achieved on 30 April 1985 by Richard Bass. image courtesy of thesevensummit.com The Seven Summits, from highest to lowest, are: Asia:Mount Everest 29,035 feet (8850 meters) South America:Aconcagua 22,829 feet (6962 meters) North America:Denali AKA Mount McKinley 20,320 feet (6194 meters) Africa:Kilimanjaro 19,340...

Mera Peak is situated at the edge of the Khumbu region, south-east of Everest, the approach route for Mera peak climbing is through the extremely beautiful Hinku valley. The unspoiled and uninhabited Hinku valley below the Mera peak is one of the wildest and most beautiful in Nepal with its massive moraines, glacial lakes and...