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Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 31, 2011 - 09:56pm PT
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How about Melungtse near Gauri?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 09:57pm PT
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Right range, wrong country.
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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May 31, 2011 - 10:05pm PT
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Gasherbrum V ?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 10:12pm PT
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Not in the Karakourom, and both Gasherbrum V and Broad Peak have been climbed.
Edit: No one noticed my lovely pun! Though gf may have originated it.
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 10:14pm PT
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Dragmarpo Ri
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 10:18pm PT
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Dragmarpo Ri is a most interesting looking mountain, but again, it's not in Nepal, and FWIW is higher.
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 10:20pm PT
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That ridge that leads out from Drag is a dead ringer for your mountain
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 10:27pm PT
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Kabru
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 10:31pm PT
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A helpful honeybee dropped by to mention that Gasherbrum V hasn't been climbed, but that's not the peak.
It isn't Kabru, which was climbed in 1931 or so.
Hopefully the photo - not mine - is correctly identified by the source. I'd be chagrined to discover it was mislabelled. Should I find another one? I don't know that it'd help a lot.
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 10:38pm PT
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"In 2004, a group of Serbian climbers unsuccessfully attempted the mountain. A series of avalanches forced the group to give up their goal"
OT but this was the only mention of an attempt on Kabru I found. Where did you see a 1931 ascent?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 10:41pm PT
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Sorry - I was thinking of Kamet, not Kabru. My mis-speak. Not doing well on tangential facts tonight.
The mountain in the photo is neither Kamet nor Kabru, although the latter is closer geographically.
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 10:53pm PT
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Gotta go. The more I look at your mountain the more it seems to belong in the Annapurna area?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 10:56pm PT
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Another hint: It is considered a sacred mountain by the people of the area. But it's not Machuchupare, or in the Annapurna area - as mentioned, it's not in Nepal at all.
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 10:57pm PT
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OHHHHH I thought you said it WAS in Nepal
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Jennie
Trad climber
Elk Creek, Idaho
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May 31, 2011 - 11:00pm PT
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Kailas ?
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 11:02pm PT
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Wild guess gotta go Gangkhar Puensum
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zeta
Trad climber
Berkeley
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May 31, 2011 - 11:02pm PT
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It's gotta be mt. Kailash in Tibet
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 11:06pm PT
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Ding ding! We have a winner. Donald has correctly identified the photo as being of Gangkhar Puensum, a 7,570 m high mountain in northern Bhutan, possibly on the Bhutan-Tibet border. It is probably the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, although a subsidiary summit has been ascended. And it will stay unclimbed for a while, as the Bhutanese no longer permit climbers on their peaks, all of which are considered holy, and who knows about access from Tibet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangkhar_Puensum
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Donald Thompson
Trad climber
Los Angeles,CA
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May 31, 2011 - 11:08pm PT
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WWWWWWWWooooooooowhooooooo yodel lay he who
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2011 - 11:35pm PT
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If you look closely, perhaps you can see the lonely goatherd in the foreground.
In a rare idle moment, I asked Mr. Google what the highest unclimbed mountain in the world is. This one popped up, and I thought it would be fun to have a contest. I wonder if donini knew all along, though?
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