The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Climbing to the summit of all of them is regarded as one of the greatest mountaineering challenges, first completed in the 1980s by Richard Bass.

Rex completed the challenge in December 2006. Rex Pemberton is the Youngest Australian to complete the quest at the age of 23.

The mountains include (in order of Rex’s climbs):

• Mt Kosciuszko 2228m Australia
• Mt Kilimanjaro 5963m Africa
• Mt Everest 8848m Nepal
• Mt McKinley 6195m USA
• Mt Elbrus 5633m Russia
• Vinson Massif 4897m Antarctica
• Mt Aconcagua 6962m South America

View Rex’s Seven Summits photos

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