Seven Summits were pursuing was to be the first to stand atop the highest mountain on each continent. They pursued this goal as they defined it, climbing Aconcagua for South America, McKinley (now Denali) for North America, Kilimanjaro for Africa, Elbrus for Europe, Vinson for Antarctica, Kosciuszko for Australia, and finally Everest for Asia. Using the largest tectonic plates, Europe and Asia could be grouped as Eurasia, and the very large Pacific plate would have Mauna Kea as its highest mountain. Puncak Jaya is actually on the Maoke Plate, which is usually grouped with the larger Australian plate. If not, then Mount
Mount Hadley Mount Hadley Mount Hadley is a part of the Rocky Mountain range in North America. The mountain is located in the South Rockies. The mountain takes its name from the nineteenth century novelist James Fenimore Cooper. Its highest peak is at 2,2000 metres above sea level. In 2004, the mountain's first ski resort was opened. However, plans for the resort were short lived as they could not open the next year (2005) because of the small amounts of snow that year. As a result of this, the resort has suffered over the past five years, as experts believe that global