Officially, the climbing season is between November 15th and March 31st of every year. This gives a fatality rate of 0.77 per 1,000 or 0.077%. Fitness training is required, a minimum of 6 weeks hard training.īetween 20, of the 42,731 mountaineers who sought to reach Aconcagua’s summit, 33 died. The second highest summit on the 7 Summits, it’s not technical at all, but the serious altitude and fitness can play a part. What are the 7 summits? Aconcagua, Argentina How long does it take to summit Aconcagua?Ĭlimbing Aconcagua takes approximately 3 weeks, a little less if you’re already acclimatised. Once you pay $50k+ you’ll most likely be with a Western guide along with local Sherpas, less than $50k and it will more likely be a local operation. You can pay up to $100k for extra sherpas, extra tents/space/oxygen etc, but most struggle by on a thrift $50k! The fee to the Nepalese Government is $11k+ alone. You would start end of March and aim to Summit mid-to-late May Approximate Cost: It’s both technical and physically grueling, a minimum of 6 months fitness training is recommended. Mount Everest death rate is about 1.3% or so, but thankfully dropping every year. YOU GUYS CAN JOIN ME! READ ABOUT IT HERE. Climbers aim to be on the summit in the morning, with plenty of daylight left to get down before nightfall.Īfter acclimatisation is complete, the actual summit push from Base Camp and back lasts about a week. Summit day, usually a date in mid-May when temperatures are warmer and wind milder, actually begins at around midnight. Sherpas rarely stay at Camp 3, since it is exposed to rockfall. The next major staging post is Camp 2 (Advanced Base Camp), at the mouth of the Western Cwm.įrom there you continue to Camp 3 and Camp 4 on the South Col. Clients now acclimatise by climbing nearby, ‘smaller’ peaks. On the more popular south side, base camp is at around 5,300 metres and sits at the foot of the icefall, the first major obstacle. Climbers start arriving at the mountain’s base camps in late March. The short answer is approximately 2 months, maybe a little less, 6-8 weeks. Mount Everest Nepal How long does it take to climb Mount Everest? But enough about me, let’s have a look at the 7 Summits and what they represent.įirst of all, what are the seven summits, in order of height: I’m currently 38 years old (June 2022) and I’m aiming to complete this before I’m 40. But life is short, and the only way to achieve big things is to set big goals, so let’s give it a crack. Less than 150 people in history have completed the 7 summits, and only 20 to have done the 7 summits + North Pole & South Pole (and no one in history for that + every country in the world – my new goal!) yet for some strange reason these 7 summits are something that I’ve set as my new ridiculous goal, considering I’m barely a trekker, let alone a climber. I’ve managed 4 of the 7 Summits (the easiest ones of course – Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Elbrus, Russia), as well as the 2 dubious one of Mont Blanc and Mount Kosciuszko and now also Aconcagua. It’s a huge dream of lots of climbers, adventurers, and explorers to summit the highest point on each continent in their lifetime. Antarctica My Personal Quest to Summit the 7 Summits.Australia (often referred to as Australasia).So the first true seven summits were completed by Patrick Morrow in 1986. He, however, used the wrong mountain for the Australian continent. Climing the seven summits first became a ‘thing’ when Richard Bass, in 1985, summited all 7. Ok, so how many continents are there in the world then? The 7 continents are listed below. So what are the 7 summits? The seven summits are the 7 highest mountains on each continent. What are the Seven Summits? A List in the Order of Height, Cost, Difficulty etc
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