Mountain subject

Mt.Elbrus http://www.summitpost.org/mount-elbrus/150255

- Tallest Mountain in Europe - Extinct Volcanoes - 48 Deaths in 2004 - Located in Russia\ - 5,643 Meters - Caucasus mountain range - Can get into the -34c

Mt. Aconcagua http://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Aconcagua

- Tallest Mountain in South America - Located in Argentina - 6,569 Meters tall - Though of to be the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere - Height found out by Argentinian military - Southern Andes Mountain range - Height found incorrect but refined at over 22,000 feet tall by National Geographic

Mt. Puncak Jay http://peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=333

- Tallest mountain in the pacific basin - Located in Indonesia - Stands 4,884 meters - Highest point in between of the Andes and the Himalayas - One of the mountains in the Sudirman range -Best months for climbing, everything except for December and January

Mt. Vinson

- 16,067 Ft tall - 746 mi from south pole - Tallest in Antarctica - Found in 1957 - Found by USA Navy Plane - Last expedition 2014 - http://7summits.com/vinson/vinson.htm

Mt. Denali http://7summits.com/denali/denali.php

- Denali originally means "The High One" - Around 20,000 feet above sea level - Tallest mountain in North America - Can get below -40 with 60mph winds as well - First submitted in 1910 - 6'2 American flag positioned by the first summiteers - Best to climb may through July

Mt. Kilimanjaro http://www.mtkilimanjarologue.com/mt-kilimanjaro-facts

- Located in Tanzania in Africa - Tallest mountain in Africa - Contains 3 volcanic cones - around 25,000 people summit per year - Even though not as tall as Everest one can still contract Pulmonary Fibrosis - First submitted in 1889 - Around 6,000 meters above sea level

Mt. Everest http://www.livescience.com/23359-mount-everest.html

- Tallest mountain in the world, 8,848 meters above sea level or 29,029 feet - 2 main climbing routes, southeast ridge from Nepal, North ridge from Tibet - 77% of summit attempts have been successful - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were first to successfully summit from the southeastern path - 1996 worst climbing disaster in which 16 people died - Has 3 summits in itself - Not the hardest technical mountain to climb in the Himalayas, it is second to K2

Works Cited

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