Top World highest summits
However, highest peaks offer beautiful rock and ice combinations
and amazing views.
Man in his conquest of verticality has continued to climb highest peaks and
mountains all around the world.
Searching for a list of highest peaks by mountain range, I dont't find any
unique list or at least contained errors or deficiencies.
So from various information and my own knowledge I build for France and for
the main world mountain range this highest summits list.
My criteria were:
- for France, top 30 summits :
- Above 3000 m altitude to the Pyrenees
- Above 4000 meters in the Alps
- for Central Asia, list of peaks over 7000 meters
- for South America, the top 30 summits
- for Himalaya (Nepal and Tibet) the famous list of 14 peaks over 8000 meters
The conquest of the 14 highest peaks in the world or seven
highest peaks on each continent are not rewarded with any award.
The former USSR was the only country to deliver the only awards for highest
summits : the 5 peaks over 7 000 meters of Pamir. These awards and peaks are
named as famous animal of this area : snow leopard.
These peaks are also identified in my list.
see page
on Snow Leopard Summit
Summit List