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An unclimbed mountain is a mountain peak that has not been climbed to the top. Determining which unclimbed peak is highest is often a matter of controversy. In some parts of the world, surveying and mapping are still unreliable. There are no comprehensive records of the routes of explorers, mountaineers, and local inhabitants.
Gangkhar Puensum (Dzongkha: གངས་དཀར་སྤུན་གསུམ་, romanized: Kangkar Punsum, alternatively, Gangkar Punsum or Gankar Punzum) is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). [1]
Located in a very remote and inaccessible region, only a handful of attempts have been made to reach the summit. Muchu Chhish was one of the tallest unclimbed mountains on Earth, [2] until its successful summit in 2024. [3] The peak has a modest prominence however, rising only 263 m (863 ft) above the nearest col or pass. [1]
Everest, K2, Cho Oyu are some of the world's highest mountains and they have all been climbed some decades ago. But smack dab on the border of Bhutan and Tibet in Central Asia is Gangkhar Puensum ...
The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see also Highest unclimbed mountain). A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent ...
The peak's prominence is 668 m. The Savoia glacier flows from the east flank of the mountain towards the Godwin-Austen-Glacier. The Biango Glacier lies to the west of the peak, as does eight-thousanders K2 and Broad Peak. [1] It is considered one of the world's highest unclimbed mountains, with no successful recorded summits on the main peak as ...
Isolated, steep and protected by significant snow and ice, Link Sar remained one of the world's highest unclimbed peaks until 2019. First attempts of ascent were made by Japanese teams in the mid-1970s.
Third highest peak in the world, Easternmost 8000m peak [5] 4 Lhotse "South Peak" ... World's highest unclimbed peak. Off-limits. 45 Kula Kangri: 7,600 24,928