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1) Africa
    African 1500 m., about 80 peaks, minimum 20 to list.
    http://peaklist.org/WWmaps/ultra/africasummits.jpg 
	23 Ginge Fullen  http://www.gingefullen.com

2) Antarctica	List: http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/antarctica.html
    Info below from Damien Gildea, author of the
    The Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/shop/books

    The 39 Ultras, minimum 2, will rise. 
	3 Ed Stump
	2 Damien Gildea http://www.antarcticmountains.com
	2 Rodrigo Fica
	2 Greg Mortimer

    100 meter drop Summits, minimum 10, will rise.
	? Paul Fitzgerald - 30 first ascents in Antarctica
	? Camilo Rada - many climbs of 4000 meter high peaks in Antarctica
	? Damien Gildea - many climbs of 4000 meter high peaks in Antarctica

3) Europe	List: http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/europe_finest.html
    Thanks go to Petter Bjørstad for compiling European info 
    Continental Europe 50 finest by prominence, eventual minimum 25, current minimum 21
	50! Petter Bjørstad 9-21-2013 on Haute Cime
	31 Rob Woodall
	24 Pål Bjørstad
	24 Andrew Tibbetts
	23 Stephan Tillmanns http://www.peakbagger.com/FRL.aspx?lid=431
	21 Jurgen Brenneis people.freenet.de/thehighrisepages/jotbe/bergliste.htm
	21 Bob Packard
	Note: 6 for all completers of 4,000 meter height Alps list

    Continental Europe 100 finest by prominence, eventual minimum 50, current minimum 27
	100! Petter Bjørstad  January 25, 2014 on Roman Kosh
          http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/europe_finest.html
	45 Pål Bjørstad
	44 Rob Woodall
	41 Andrew Tibbetts
	30 Jurgen Brenneis
	30 Lee Newton
	27 Bob Packard
	Note: 7 for all completers of 4,000 meter height Alps list

   600 meter prominence peaks  http://peakbagger.com/FRL.aspx?lid=729, current minimum 300
	392 Petter Bjørstad 
	289 Rob Woodall

   Alps 600 meter prominence peaks http://peakbagger.com/FRL.aspx?lid=730, current minimum 150
	149 Stephan Tillman
	146 Michael Buerger

4) North America, http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/namerica_finest.html

    North Americas 50 finest by prominence.
    No islands, Nicaragua saddle. Minimum 15 to list.
	22[20] Gerry Roach (and 19 repeats)
	19[18] Petter Bjørstad http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/namerica_finest.html
	18[18] Bob Packard
	17[17] Edward Earl
	17[16] Ken Jones
	14[13] John Stolk
	14[14] Duane Gilliland
	

	[] = count that includes Islands and uses Panama saddle.

5) South America	Maps: http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/southamerica.html
    South Americas 50 finest by prominence, minimum 10.
	18 John Biggar http://www.andes.org.uk

    South America 1K+, minimum 50.
	John Biggar, 171 with 400+ meter prominence, above 5000 meters height.


6) Asia
	High Asia and pre High Asia 50 list by
	Eberhard Jurgalski of 8000ers.com http://www.8000ers.com/cms
	List: [link or email to be provided by Eberhard]
	14 Denis Urubko - 11 8000ers plus Samani, Jengish Chokusu & Qullai Istiqlol