Climbing

Ksenia Tsaritsina summits Vinson Massif, completing 4 of Seven Summits

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By Tourism Times
Published at : 3 Dec 2025, 2:22 PM

KATHMANDU: Former Miss Russia World 2018, Ksenia Tsaritsina, scaled Vinson Massif, Antarctica's highest peak, this morning, marking her fourth conquest in the quest to complete the Seven Summits.

Tsaritsina climbed alongside a group of mountaineers, including Ing. Górecki Petr, Marieta Georgiva, Brianna Burgett, Robin Jumper, Jonathan Graves, Mohammed Al Saud, and NepalI climbers Nirmal Purja and Mingma David Sherpa.

Earlier in her Seven Summits journey, Tsaritsina successfully scaled Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia in November, the Oceana’s highest peak at 4,884 meters, proving that beauty queens can take on extreme physical challenges.

Prior to that, she had summitted Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m) in August and Europe’s Mount Elbrus (5,642m) in June. Reports suggest that the Russian beauty queen, married to oligarch Aleksey Shapovalov, is expected to attempt Mount Everest next spring.

To complete her ambitious Seven Summits mission, Tsaritsina still needs to scale Everest (Asia), Denali (North America), and Aconcagua (South America). Her journey continues to inspire mountaineers and enthusiasts worldwide, blending glamour with grit in high-altitude adventures.


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