Compare And Contrast Vinson And Mount Everest

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Mount Vinson and Mount everest are two completely different mountains. Vinson is the easiest, while Everest is the hardest, tallest mountain of the seven summits. Mount Vinson & Mount Everest were first climbed twelve years apart. Everest & Vinson both take the same gear.

Mount Vinson is located in the Ellsworth Range in Antarctica. The Ellsworth Range was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1958. In order to climb Vinson, you take a four hour, 120 kilometer in a Russian Cargo Plane. Vinson is also located 600 miles north from the south pole. Climbs are scheduled for three weeks, though two weeks may be weather delays. Vinson got its name from U.S. Senator & Antarctic exploration enthusiast Carl Vinson.

Mount Everest is the tallest of the

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