7 Summits by Gavin Sharp https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60 en-us 2017-04-10 13:28:56 UTC 2023-03-14 03:03:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Mount Aconcagua avery_bielema https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165666224 Mount Aconcagua is the summit in Argentina, South America. It is 22,841 feet tall and is in the Andes Range. The first person to climb Aconcagua is Matthias Zurbriggen. The youngest person to climb it is Tyler Armstrong. He was 9 years old. It is the highest mountain outside of Asia. It is the second most prominent mountain in the world. In summer, the mountain is usually dry, except for brief storms. The temperature can get as low as -18 degrees Celsius. ]]> 2017-04-10 13:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165666224 Kilimanjaro gavin_sharp https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165667241 Mount Kilimanjaro is the summit in Tanzania, Africa. It is 19,341' tall and is the worlds largest free standing mountain. The first people to climb Kilimanjaro are Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller. The youngest to climb Kilimanjaro is Zain Akrim at 9 years old. The mountain is so large it makes it's own weather. The temperature can get down to -20 degrees Celsius. Mount Kilimanjaro is actually a volcano.]]> 2017-04-10 13:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165667241 Denali avery_bielema https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165668752 Denali is the summit in Alaska. It is in North America. It is 20,310' feet tall and in the Alaska Range. The first people to climb Denail are Walter Harper, Hudson Stuck, Robert Tatum, and Harry Karstens. The youngest person to climb Denali is 11 year old Galen Johnston. The weather on Denali is extremely variable. The average summer weather ranges from 33 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. It has been known to snow in July. Denali National Park is 6 million acres.]]> 2017-04-10 13:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165668752 Mount Everest emily_murphy2 https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165874164 Mount Everest is located in Nepal, Asia in the Himalayan mountain range. The mountain is 29,029 ft. tall but grows a quarter of an inch each year. The first people to summit the mountain were  Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Jordan Romero at 13 was the youngest person to summit the mountain. The mountain's climate is snowy and frigid.]]> 2017-04-11 13:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165874164 Puncak Jaya avery_bielema https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165876737 Puncak Jaya is located in Indonesia, Asia. It is 16,024 feet tall and is part of the Surdirman Range. The first people to climb it were Philip Temple, Heinrich Harrer, Jean Jacques Dozy, Anton Colijn, Frits Wissel, Russell Kippax, and Bert Huizenga. The youngest person to climb it is George Atkinson at 13. The temperature ranges from 15 to 10 degrees Celsius. The first attempt to climb Puncak Jaya was in 1962.]]> 2017-04-11 13:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165876737 Vinson Massif gavin_sharp https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165877302 Vinson Massif is in Antarctica, Antarctica. It has a summit of 16,050'. It is in the Sentinel Mountain Range. Nicholas Clinch was the first person to summit the mountain. The youngest person to summit is Jordan Romero at age 15. The temperature is usually around -30 degrees Celsius.]]> 2017-04-11 13:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165877302 Mount Elbrus emily_murphy2 https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165879115 Mount Elbrus is 18,510 ft. tall and was first summitted by Horace Walker, Florence Crauford Grove, Kihillar Khachirov, Ahiya Sottaiev.  The youngest person to summit the mountain was Jordan Romero at age 11.  It is located in Russia, Europe. The weather is most stable in July and August and winter is coldest in the western part. Also, after Kilimanjaro and Mount Kozciuszko, Elbrus is one of the easiest mountains to climb.]]> 2017-04-11 13:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165879115 Mount Kosciuszko avery_bielema https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165879269 Mount Kosciuszko is located in New South Wales, Australia. It is 7,310 feet tall and is in the ]]> 2017-04-11 13:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/165879269 Vinson Massif emily_murphy2 https://padlet.com/gavin_sharp/pki9z9awec60/wish/166009211
Vinson Massif is in Antarctica, Antarctica. It has a summit of 16,050'.  It is in the Sentinel Mountain Range. Nicholas Clinch was the first person to summit the mountain. The youngest person to summit is Jordan Romero at age 15. The temperature is usually around -30 degrees Celsius and is actually the coldest of the seven summits
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