Climbing the highest mountains on every continent, the long way

What are the Seven Summits?

The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.

Climbing all seven has become a well-known challenge in the mountaineering world.

• Mount Elbrus (5.642m, Europe)
• Mount Everest (8.849m, Asia)
• Carstensz Pyramid/Puncak Jaya (4.884m, Oceania)
• Kilimanjaro (5.895m, Africa)
• Denali/Mt. McKinley (6.192m North America)
• Aconcagua (6.962m, South America)
• Mount Vinson (4.892m, Antarctica)

For me, the challenge was never just about standing on the seven summits.

What are the Secutec Seven Summits?

The Secutec seven summits is my longterm expedition to reach these mountains by human power alone, starting from home and moving across the world by bicycle, kayak, sailboat, and on foot. Not to collect summits, but to experience the space in between: the slow miles, the uncertainty, the connection with landscapes and its people.

No motorised transport to the mountains.

No shortcuts between continents.

Each summit marks the end of a long approach, and the beginning of the next one.

More Than Mountains

Most Seven Summits ascents begin with a flight and end after a few weeks on the mountain.

My project unfolds over years.

It includes:

• Thousands of kilometers of cycling across continents
• Remote river and ocean crossings by rowboat, kayak and sailboat
• Long overland approaches through deserts, jungles, and mountain ranges
• And finally, climbing the mountain itself

The summit is never isolated from the journey.

Every decision, setback, and encounter on the road becomes part of the ascent.

Status: 6 of 7 summits completed

Next objective: Antarctica, Mt Vinson

My Approach

I don’t aim for speed records or simplified logistics.

I choose routes that are slow, uncertain, and sometimes uncomfortable.

Because they force honesty.

Traveling human powered means:

• Accepting limits
• Relying on the landscape and the people you meet
• Carrying mistakes as well as memories

It’s an approach that turns a climbing project into a life journey.

Where I Am Now

I have completed six of the seven Secutec Seven Summits, reaching each mountain after long, human-powered journeys.

The final objective is Mount Vinson in Antarctica, the last summit, and the most logistically complex one.

Reaching Antarctica without relying on conventional motorised expedition travel is the final chapter of this project.

Why I Do This

Because moving slowly changes how you see the world.

Because effort creates meaning.

And because a summit only matters if you remember the road behind you