Located in the Caucasus mountains, the snowy summit of Mount Elbrus towers over Europe and Russia at 5,652m. Photo: Google.
The summit of mighty Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres and the tallest point outside of the Himalayas. Photo: Google.
At 19,341 ft, Uhuru is the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro. Called the Roof of Africa, Kilimanjaro is the highest peak on the African continent and highest freestanding mountain in the world. Photo: Google.
While on the Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal you can stand face to face with Mount Everest, the “Goddess Mother of the Earth”, from the easily reached high-point of 18,192-foot Kala Pattar. Trekkers climb this peak before dawn to catch a glimpse of Everest at sunrise. Photo: Google.
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