Saser Kangri II East Standing at 7,518 meters (24,665 feet), Saser Kangri II East held a distinction that made it legendary among the world’s mountaineering elite: until August 24, 2011, it remained the second-highest unclimbed mountain on Earth, surpassed only by Bhutan’s forbidden Gangkhar Puensum. This towering giant in India’s Ladakh region represents more than …