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. He and Steffen created the campaign PinkSummits in 2018. As a former LGBT+ activist in Kyrgyzstan and a passionate mountaineer, a nature lover and a digital nomad Dastan is bonded to nature. He and Steffen 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
Sep 2018
Elbrus
Europe
Ascended 28.09.18 at 7am by Dastan and Steffen
Oct 2018
Kosciusko
Australia
Ascended on 21.10.2018 at 11am by Dastan and Hans Martin
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.
Jan 2022 and Jan 2023
Aconcagua
South America
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2024
Denali
North America
Planned
2025
Puncak Jaya
Oceania
Planned
2026
Vinson
Antarctica
Planned
2027
Everest
Asia
Planned

FROM THE BLOG

Personal & reflections
25. August 2023

Reflections on the first backpacking trip of Emilie

Although we had equipped ourselves with gear and food enough to last nearly a week, my partner and I had not anticipated that the natural spring would be bone-dry. We…
Community Events
6. August 2023

QueerBergPride: Celebrating Pride on Kampenwand

On July 16, 2023, one week prior to the colorful Pride marches in Berlin, I traveled to Bavaria to visit the majestic Alps in celebration of inclusivity in the outdoors.…
AconcaguaExpeditions
12. July 2023

2023 Pink Summits Scholarship Results

Meet the finalists of 2023 Pink Summits Scholarship for queer adventurers  proudly sponsored by Osprey! Emilie is a queer woman based in Berlin, Germany with a background in grassroots political organizing and…