My Expeditions
My Seven Summits and North/South Pole expedition schedules are now official. I will be summiting the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents and journeying to the North and South Poles by April 2026. These nine expeditions are collectively known as The Explorer’s Grand Slam.
KyQuan ascending to High Camp on Manaslu—eighth tallest mountain (September 2019)
1. Kilimanjaro [Completed Twice]
Tanzania (African Continent)
Summited on July 2, 2018 (five-day ascent, seven days round-trip)
Altitude: 5,895 meters/19,340 feet
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2. Elbrus [Completed]
The Caucasus (European Continent)
Summited on July 24, 2018 (seven-day ascent, seven days round trip)
Altitude: 5,642 meters/18,510 feet
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3. Carstensz Pyramid [Completed]
Indonesia (Australian/Oceania Continent)
Summited on November 1, 2018 (two-day ascent, three-day round trip)
Altitude: 4,884 meters/16,023 feet
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4. Vinson Massif [Completed]
Antarctica (Continent of Antarctica)
Summited on December 16, 2018 (six-day ascent, seven-day round trip, two days of delay)
Altitude: 4,892 meters/16,050 feet
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5. South Pole [Completed]
Ski the Last Degree
Completed on January 2, 2019 (six days round trip)
Distance: 60 nautical miles/111 kilometers/69 miles
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6. Denali [Completed]
United States of America (North American Continent)
Completed on June 7, 2019 (seventeen-day ascent, nineteen-day round trip, four days of delay)
Altitude: 6,190 meters/20,308 feet
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My Denali expedition was dedicated to mental health awareness. Please click here to learn more.
7. Aconcagua [Completed]
Argentina (South American Continent)
Completed on January 16, 2020 (eleven-day ascent, thirteen-day round trip)
Altitude: 6,962 meters/22,841 feet
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8. Everest [And Special Project]
Nepal (Asian Continent)
Expedition Period: 2025 (63 days)
Altitude: 8,848 meters/29,035 feet
9. North Pole
Ski the Last Degree
Expedition Period: April 2026 (19 days)
Distance: 60 nautical miles/111 kilometers/69 miles
Additional Expeditions
Mount Rainier [Summited on August 6, 2018]
Altitude: 4,392 meters/14,411 feet
Everest Base Camp [Completed on October 24, 2017 and October 13, 2018]
Altitude: 5,554 meters/18,222 feet
Mount Kosciuszko [Summited on November 9, 2018]
Altitude: 2,228 meters/7,310 feet
Mount Fuji [Summited on July 11, 2019]
Altitude: 3,776 meters/12,388 feet
Mount Kilimanjaro [Summited on July 2, 2018 and July 21, 2019]
Altitude: 5,895 meters/19,340 feet
Mont Blanc [Summited on August 21, 2019]
Altitude: 4,808 meters/15,777 feet
Mount Manaslu [Summited on September 27, 2019]
Altitude: 8,163 meters/26,781 feet
Cotopaxi [Summited on December 11, 2019]
Altitude: 5,897 meters/19,347 feet
Chimborazo [Summited on January 23, 2020]
Altitude: 6,263 meters/20,548 feet
Mount Aspiring [Summited on March 5, 2020]
Altitude: 3,033 meters/9,951 feet]
Mount Cook, potentially December 2025
Altitude: 3,724 meters/12,218 feet
Ama Dablam, potentially November 2026
Altitude: 6,812 meters/22,349 feet
Meru Peak, potentially 2027
Altitude: 6,660 meters/21,850 feet
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
-United States President John F. Kennedy