Mont Blanc
Crowning the Alps at 4,808 metres, Mont Blanc – the “White Mountain” – is Europe’s highest peak.
Mount Everest
At 8,849 metres, Everest – Sagarmatha in Nepali, Chomolungma in Tibetan – is Earth’s highest point.
El Capitan
Granite on a monumental scale, El Capitan rises sheer from Yosemite Valley, its 900-metre vertical face a proving ground for the world’s best climbers.
Uluru
At the heart of Australia’s Red Centre rises Uluru – a sandstone monolith revered by the Anangu people for tens of thousands of years.
Mount Fuji
Japan’s sacred mountain, Fuji-san, rises 3,776 metres in elegant symmetry.
Matterhorn
Rising 4,478 metres in near-perfect symmetry, its pyramid form cuts sharply above Zermatt’s valleys and glaciers.
Aconcagua
The Andes’ monarch, Aconcagua, towers at 6,961 metres – the highest peak outside Asia.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa’s tallest mountain, Kilimanjaro rises 5,895 metres above the plains of Tanzania.