The first person to successfully climb the “Seven Summits” – the highest peaks on all seven continents, according to the Messner list, which recognizes the highest point in Oceania as being Puncak Jaya in Indonesia, as opposed to the Bass list, which instead states Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales, Australia – was Patrick Morrow (Canada) who completed the last, Puncak Jaya, Indonesia (Oceania), on 5 August 1986.

Morrow climbed the Seven Summits and also Mount Kosciuszko. The Seven Summits are;

Africa: Mt Kilimanjaro 5,894m (19,340ft), Tanzania

Antarctica: Vinson Massif 5,140m (16,863ft), Ellesworth Land

Asia: Mt Everest 8,863m (29,078ft), Nepal/China

Europe: Mt Elbrus 5,642m (18,510ft), Russia

North and Central America: Mt McKinlay 6,194m (20,320ft), USA

South America: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960m (22,834ft), Argentina

Australasia (Oceania): Puncak Jaya (aka Ngga Pulu aka Jayakusuma) 5,030m (16,503ft), Indonesia (New Guinea)