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  2. Highest unclimbed mountain - Wikipedia

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    In Bhutan, the climbing of mountains higher than 6,000 m (20,000 ft) has been prohibited since 1994. [8] The rationale for this prohibition is based on local customs that consider this and similar peaks to be the sacred homes of protective deities and spirits, [ 8 ] and the lack of high-altitude rescue resources from any locale closer than India .

  3. Eight-thousander - Wikipedia

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    Locations of the world's 14 eight-thousanders, which are split between the Himalayan (right), and the Karakoram mountain ranges (left). The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) as being more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in height above sea level, and sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks.

  4. Seven Summits - Wikipedia

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    The first person to climb the Seven Summits without using supplemental oxygen on Mount Everest is Reinhold Messner. [40] Miroslav Caban is the second climber to finish the project without supplemental oxygen on Everest (finished in 2005 with Carstensz). Ed Viesturs also summitted all peaks without supplemental oxygen. [41]

  5. Link Sar - Wikipedia

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    Jon Griffith made attempts on the western side of the mountain from 2011 with different climbing partners, scaling the Northwest Face in 2015 with Andy Houseman to reach the subsidiary peak of Link Sar West (6,938m). Illness and a narrowing weather window led to a decision not to push further to the main summit a kilometer away. [3]

  6. List of mountain peaks by prominence - Wikipedia

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    The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. The lowest point on that route is the col . For full definitions and explanations of topographic prominence , key col , and parent , see topographic prominence .

  7. ‘Boys from Bend’ first to climb Oregon's Mount Washington ...

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    The Cascade peaks of Mount Washington and Three Fingered Jack are iconic central Oregon landmarks home to countless adventures. ... “The final climb of the peak necessitated a nearly ...

  8. Eight Summits - Wikipedia

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    The Eight Summits [1] is the collective name for the eight highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents (Australia has two entries). It is an alternative name for the " Seven Summits " due to different ways in naming the highest mountain on the continent of Australia .

  9. Mountaineering - Wikipedia

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    In practice, the sport is defined by the safe and necessary use of technical skills in mountainous terrain: in particular, roped climbing and snow travel abilities. A variety of techniques have been developed to help people climb mountains that are widely applied among practitioners of the sport. [37] [38]