Highest Mountains

[bertusgeert 1]

What defines the eastern edge of Europe?
I had a discussion with a friend about high mountains.

Mt. Elbrus is apparently the highest in Europe, but is it in europe? Where is the line?

Mont Blanc in France is the second highest after Elbrus. So it could be said that it is is the highest in Western Europe.

Where is the line? Was I right? (Mont Blanc) or was he right (elbrus).

And where do I find other information on other mountains such as Yungfrau and Matterhorn and so forth? (a good european mountaineering site).

(on the subject of mountians - if you haven't seen clint eastwood's attempt at being stallone, go get "the eiger sanction" - pretty funny!)

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[piisfish 140]

the Elbrus is considered in Europe.
The Mont Blanc is the highest in Western Europe.
www.jungfrau.ch
www.caingram.info/Alps.htm
www.skywardmountaineering.com/alps.html
www.swissrockguides.com/tour.htm

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[nacmacfeegle 0]

"go get "the eiger sanction" - pretty funny"

I had the pleasure of chatting with Hamish Macinnes (director/advisor of the climbing sequences/stunts)about that film a few years back.
He said Clint did a pretty good job on some of the stunts, odd choice of headwear though.

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[Tonto 1]

You're not going to turn this into a "Which 7 summits" thread, are you? Don't have this moved to the climbing forum!

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[GogglesnTeeth 6]

I seem to recall that Europe is bordered by the Ural Mt. Range. West of that mountain range is Europe, East is the Asian Contenant.
I could be wrong........... geography was a long time ago.
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[bertusgeert 1]

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"go get "the eiger sanction" - pretty funny"

I had the pleasure of chatting with Hamish Macinnes (director/advisor of the climbing sequences/stunts)about that film a few years back.
He said Clint did a pretty good job on some of the stunts, odd choice of headwear though.

Thats pretty sweet! Yeah, he did climb good, it was just funny to see him be all climber after ive seen a few of his westerns. Also the start where he has this hot chick in class ask him to get with him, and he turns her down. HA!


So more on a geogrpahy/geology note, why is colorado's peaks more "gentle" than those in the alps? Look at the matterhorn, it is huge and steep, where as some 14ers in CO isn't as steep at all.
I haven't been to the tetons, but It looks like they are quite a bit lower, (12 above 12), but steeper as well?

Any geologist want to give me an answer?

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[piisfish 140]

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So more on a geogrpahy/geology note, why is colorado's peaks more "gentle" than those in the alps? Look at the matterhorn, it is huge and steep, where as some 14ers in CO isn't as steep at all.

maybe not the same kind of rock and not the same age. Erosion can do funny things...

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[shunkka 0]

for sure Elbrus (CAUCAZ MOUNTAINS) is in Europe

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