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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]
The interactive map on this page ranks Himalayan peaks above 7,500 m (24,600 ft) and is more inclusive. ... World's highest unclimbed peak. Off-limits. 45 Kula Kangri ...
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 ...
Prominence lists (including all mountains in the world with >1,450m prominence) Alpine Club Himalayan index (Especially informative for history of ascents and location of obscure peaks) BlankontheMap site on mountains of Northern Kashmir; Hispar area: expedition reports and maps; List of highest mountains down to 6750 metres
All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Mount Everest - 8,848 m (29,029 ft) K2 - 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Kanchenjunga - 8,586 m (28,169 ft) Mountain
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 ...
Labuche Kang III, also known as Labuche Kang East (7,250 metres (23,790 ft)), is a mountain located on the Labuche Kang massif in Tibet Autonomous Region and is one of the highest unclimbed mountains in the world after Gangkhar Puensum. [2] The former second highest unclimbed mountain, Saser Kangri II East, was first climbed on August 24, 2011. [3]