Climbing The Seven Summits

The main charm of the seven summits expedition is that this natural progression takes you novice to the experienced mountaineer whilst seeing the treasures of the seven continents of the world including Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Embarking on this summit is believed to be a highly significant mountaineering achievement that remains an unavoidable challenge even for a trained mountaineer. All those who intend to commit their precious time, money, and strength to a thrilling expedition shall plan for this adventure experience at least once in their lifetime.

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1. CLIMBING THE SEVEN SUMMITS https://www.shikhar.com
2. ACONCAGUA MOUNTAIN CLIMBING EXPEDITION ACONCAGUA IS A MIGHTY PEAK, STANDING AT 22,841 FT, IT IS THE SECOND HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OF THE SEVEN SUMMITS AFTER EVEREST AND THE TALLEST PEAK OUTSIDE THE HIMALAYA AND IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. A TRUE TEST, IT STRADDLES THE ANDES AND IS ROUGHLY EQUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE STUNNING SOUTH AMERICAN TOWNS OF MENDOZA, ARGENTINA AND SANTIAGO IN CHILE. A RUGGED CHALLENGE, THE MOUNTAIN SITS IN A PREDOMINATELY ARID, HOT CLIMATE WHICH MAKES FOR STABLE SUMMER CLIMBING BUT STILL OFFERS SOME SNOW AND CRAMPONING HIGH ON THE PEAK. NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED, THE ALTITUDE, ELEVATION GAINS AND LOAD CARRIES MAKE IT UNIQUE AND ARDUOUS BUT AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR EVEN THE SEASONED MOUNTAINEER. https://www.shikhar.com
3. VINSON MASSIF MOUNTAIN CLIMBING EXPEDITION VINSON MASSIF IS ONE OF THE GREAT MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD AND A TRULY WILD ADVENTURE AS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN ANTARCTICA AND LIKELY THE COLDEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH. IN FACT, FEWER PEOPLE HAVE SUMMITED VINSON THAN MT. EVEREST, THIS IS BECAUSE IT LIES DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE MIGHTY ELLSWORTH MOUNTAIN RANGE AND UNTIL RECENTLY IT WAS VERY INACCESSIBLE AND A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE TO CLIMB. IT’S ONLY IN THE LAST FEW DECADES THAT GUIDED CLIENTS BEEN ABLE TO CLIMB VINSON. IT TRULY IS AN OTHERWORLDLY EXPERIENCE AND NOT ONE YOU WILL SOON FORGET. https://www.shikhar.com
4. MT. KOSCIUSZKO EXPEDITION THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS IN NSW AUSTRALIA IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE WORLD. THE LANDSCAPE ITSELF IS DEFINED BY GUMTREES, WILDFLOWERS AND LIMESTONE GORGES AND IS HOME TO AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST MAINLAND PEAK, MT KOSCIUSZKO. THE TOPOGRAPHY OF KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK MAKES FOR RUGGED AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS PERFECTLY SUITED TO AN ALPINE ACADEMY WHICH FOCUSES ON TEACHING PEOPLE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MOUNTAINEERING AND BACKCOUNTRY TRAVEL TO PREPARE THEM FOR BIGGER MORE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ABOARD. https://www.shikhar.com
5. MT ELBRUS CLIMBING EXPEDITION MOUNT ELBRUS IN RUSSIA IS ONE OF THE MOST APPROACHABLE CLIMBS OF THE SEVEN SUMMITS AND AN IDEAL STARTING POINT FOR ANYONE WISHING TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HIGH ALTITUDE CLIMBING AND LEARN OR SOLIDIFY TECHNICAL MOUNTAINEERING SKILLS LIKE CRAMPONING, SELF ARREST AND FIXED LINE CLIMBING. THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN EUROPE, IT IS AN EXTINCT VOLCANO WHICH LAST ERUPTED IN 50AD. TODAY ITS CRATER IS GLACIATED AND FILLED WITH SNOW AND ICE WHICH OFFERS A FANTASTIC, YET HIGHLY ACHIEVABLE SUMMIT. IT SITS DEEP IN THE CAUCASUS RANGE, WHICH STRETCHES 700 MILES IN LENGTH. THE RANGE INCLUDES THE FOURTEEN HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN EUROPE WITH ELBRUS TUCKED DEEP IN THE SOUTH WESTERN CORNER OF RUSSIA, CLOSE TO THE GEORGIA BORDER. https://www.shikhar.com
6. MT. DENALI MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITION DENALI IS TRULY RUGGED AND KNOWN TO HAVE SOME OF THE WORST WEATHER IN THE WORLD, AT A LATITUDE OF 63 DEGREES NORTH, DENALI IS JUST 200MILES SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. EVERY YEAR IT ATTRACTS CLIMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD INCLUDING THE WORLD’S BEST ALPINISTS TO TEST THEMSELVES ON THE PEAK THAT MANY CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST CHALLENGING OF THE SEVEN SUMMITS. NOT ONLY FOR THE EXTREME CONDITIONS BUT ALSO THE WORKLOAD REQUIRED. CLIMBERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO CARRY ALL THEIR OWN GEAR, MAKE THEIR OWN CAMPS AND PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD AS A TEAM, UNLIKE OTHER MOUNTAINS WHERE HIGH ALTITUDE PORTERS HELP WITH THE WORK. https://www.shikhar.com
7. MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION SOUTH WEST (NEPAL) THE MOUNT EVEREST, RISING 8,848M (29,035FT) ABOVE SEA LEVEL, REIGNS AS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH. SINCE THE FIRST ASCENT IN 1953 BY EDMOND HILLARY AND TENZING NORGAY, REACHING THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST HAS BEEN CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN MOUNTAINEERING. EVERY SPRING, SHIKHAR TRAVELS TAKES A GROUP OF QUALIFIED CLIMBERS TO CLIMB MT. EVEREST WITH ALL TECHNICAL AND NON- TECHNICAL SUPPORT. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SHIKHAR TRAVELS HAS MADE A MARK IN THE FIELD OF MOUNTAINEERING BY PROVIDING THE BEST SHERPA GUIDES, SUPPORT STAFF & LOGISTICS. WITH SAFETY AS OUR UTMOST PRIORITY, WE PROVIDE THE BEST QUALITY SERVICE WITH THE MOST EXPERIENCED STAFF COMMITTED TO SUPPORT YOU IN REACHING YOUR GOAL OF STANDING ON THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE EARTH. https://www.shikhar.com
8. MOUNT PUNCAK JAYA (CARSTENSZ PYRAMID) EXPEDITION PUNCAK JAYA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CARSTENSZ PYRAMID, IS THE HIGHEST PEAK IN THE AUSTRALASIAN CONTINENT. THE NAME "CARSTENSZ" WAS GIVEN TO HONOR JAN CARSTENSZ, A DUTCH EXPLORER WHO FIRST SIGHTED THE MAGNIFICENT WHITE PEAKS IN 1623. CARSTENSZ PYRAMID, ALSO KNOWN AS PUNCAK JAYA, IS A RENOWNED PEAK AMONG THE 'SEVEN SUMMITS' LOCATED ON THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. IT STANDS OUT AS THE ONLY ROCK CLIMBING PEAK AMONG THE SEVEN SUMMITS, REQUIRING A TREK THROUGH REMOTE JUNGLE TO REACH THE BASE CAMP. THE PEAK IS SITUATED IN PAPUA PROVINCE, INDONESIA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS IRIAN JAYA) ON THE VAST ISLAND OF NEW GUINEA, THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD. https://www.shikhar.com
9. MOUNT KILIMANJARO TREKKING EXPEDITION CLIMBING MT KILIMANJARO UP THE HIGHEST AND MOST FAMOUS SUMMIT IN AFRICA, CLIMB ONE OF THE SEVEN SUMMITS. MOUNT KILI IS LOCATED IN NORTHERN TANZANIA, AS ONE OF THE MOUNT KILIMANJARO TOUR OPERATORS, THERE ARE FOUR FAMOUS ROUTES TO CLIMB MOUNT KILIMANJARO - RONGAI ROUTE, NORTHERN CIRCUIT ROUTE, LEMOSHO ROUTE, MACHAME ROUTE. IN SHIKHAR TRAVELS TO TAKE OUR GUEST FROM THE MACHAME ROUTE. MACHAME ROUTE IS A UNIQUE WAY OF CLIMBING MOUNT KILIMANJARO. ON THIS ROUTE, WE TREK IN THE PINE FOREST, WHICH ALSO OFFERS FANTASTIC VIEWS. THIS ROUTE PROVIDES A MODERATE ACCLIMATIZATION EXPERIENCE AND IS FAIRLY CHALLENGING OVERALL, YET FRIENDLY FOR BEGINNERS. SHIKHAR TRAVELS IS ONE OF THE LEADING ADVENTURE TRAVELS COMPANY IN INDIA, WE ARE WORKING IN THE HIMALAYAS SINCE 1979, WE ALWAYS ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR GUESTS AND PROVIDE THEM OUR BEST POSSIBLE SERVICES. https://www.shikhar.com
10. MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION NORTH EAST (CHINA) MT. EVEREST (8848 MTRS, 29031.7 FT) IS A DREAM SUMMIT FOR EVERY MOUNTAINEER IN THE WORLD. SINCE ITS FIRST ASCENT IN 1953 BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY AND TENZING NORGAY, THERE HAS BEEN A SEA CHANGE IN THE APPROACH FOR CLIMBING THE PEAK. IN THE LAST MANY YEARS, IT HAS BEEN PROMOTED AS A FULLY GUIDED EXPEDITION WITH EXPERIENCED SHERPAS AND GUIDES WITH ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. SHIKHAR TRAVELS, AN INDIAN BASED ADVENTURE TOUR COMPANY, EXPERIENCED IN HANDLING CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYAS FOR OVER FOUR DECADES, WITH THEIR WELL-ESTABLISHED PARTNERS IN NEPAL, ARE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PASSIONATE CLIMBERS TO ATTEMPT THE DREAM PEAK. THE COMPANY TAKES ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CLIMBERS AND PROVIDE THE BEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN GUIDES AND SHERPAS TO FACILITATE THE CLIMBERS. COME AND JOIN SHIKHAR TRAVEL’S FIXED DEPARTURE TO CLIMB MT. EVEREST AND FULFILL YOUR GOAL. https://www.shikhar.com