Japanese team arrive to attempt Shispare peak dailytimes.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytimes.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Highest Unclimbed Mountain In The World mpora.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mpora.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Unclimbed peaks
A team of Sherpas made the first winter ascent of K2, the world’s second-highest mountain. Are there any mountains left to climb? Gangkhar Puensum, a 24,836ft peak in Bhutan, remains unclimbed. Bhutan banned attempts to reach its summit in 1994, for religious reasons. Muchu Chhish, a 24,591ft peak in Pakistan, defied attempts in 1999 and 2014. Karjiang I, a 23,691ft peak in Tibet, was the subject of an unsuccessful attempt in 2001. Mount Kailash, a 21,778ft peak in Tibet, was nearly climbed by a British expedition in 1928. Reinhold Messner was invited to climb it in the 1980s but declined. A permit for a Spanish team was refused in 2001.
6 of the world s most unexplored wildernesses – and why they re unexplored newschain.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newschain.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.