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Gangkhar Puensum

Gangkhar Puensum (གངས་དཀར་སྤུན་གསུམ་, Kangkar Punsum, Gangkar Punsum, Gankar Punzum) Standing majestically at 7,570 meters (24,836 feet), Gangkhar Puensum holds a distinction no other mountain on Earth can claim: it remains the highest unclimbed peak in the world. This towering giant, whose name translates to “White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers” in Dzongkha, represents far …

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