 The peak and surrounding area were first mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition 1947–48, by D. Searle of the FIDS in 1960.In December 2012, Hamish Pritchard of the British Antarctic Survey became the first person to ascend to the summit of Mimas Peak.Rock samples were collected by Pritchard and his companions during the ascent, he concluded that these summits must have emerged from retreating ice sheets hundreds of years ago.