Pik Leipzig – a little invitation
The Pink Summits team is planning an ascent of Pik Leipzig in Kyrgyzstan in 2022. The mountain has only been climbed twice. In 2014, I was able to reach the…
WHY SEVEN SUMMITS?
to find queer heroes inside each of us and to inspire others
THE STORY
Dastan got inspired of Seven Summits during the cycling tour from his birth place, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, to his new home city, Berlin in Germany. As a former LGBT+ activist in Kyrgyzstan and a passionate mountaineer, a nature lover and a digital nomad, he is trying to build up a queer team (now there are eight of us!) to conquer all Seven Summits. They do it for the sake of visibility of LGBT+ across the world. They inspire young LGBT+ to believe in their powers and abilities to change the world.
SUMMITS
Great Dividing Range, Australia
Sudirman Range, Oceania
Sentinel Range, Antartica
Andes, South America
Himalaya, Asia
Alaska Range, North America
Kilimanjaro, Africa
Caucausus, Europe
Alps, Europe
PRELIMINARY PLAN
Date
Mountain
Continent
Status
Aug 2019
Kilimanjaro
Africa
Ascended on 15.08.2019 at 7.30am by Dastan, Steffen, Hans Martin, Christian, Martin
Sep 2021
Mont Blanc
Europe
Ascended on 21.09.2021 at 07:45 by Dastan, Steffen, Hans Martin, Xavier, Théo, Jason, Christian V.
2023
Denali
North America
Planned
2024
Vinson
Antarctica
Planned
2025
Puncak Jaya
Oceania
Planned
2026
Everest
Asia
Planned
