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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jun 28, 2012 - 01:38pm PT
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Was it named for a Polish hero of the American Revolutionary War?
Kosciuszko.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 28, 2012 - 01:42pm PT
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South Georgia Island?
C'mon man, clues...
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 28, 2012 - 01:50pm PT
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Canadian Arctic?
Baffin/Ellesmere Island?
I'd have gone for Antarctica as well. I'm thinking not the islands in the Southern Ocean as I think most of those peaks are in clusters, not solitary.
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aguacaliente
climber
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Jun 28, 2012 - 02:36pm PT
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Ah ha!
Found it. Anders is right, it is a notable peak, as it is definitely on the list of County Highpoints.
The approach sounds difficult.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 28, 2012 - 02:44pm PT
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Is that "county" or country high points?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 02:45pm PT
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Kosciuszko.
Nope. Though it's of similar elevation. It's also the highest peak in its region of the Earth.
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raymond phule
climber
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Jun 28, 2012 - 02:51pm PT
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I know the answer!
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aguacaliente
climber
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Jun 28, 2012 - 02:59pm PT
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County, province, state, ... not country, I suppose, unless you take an different/native view of whether the place should be its own country.
Here it is being sledded (photo from internets, not mine)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 28, 2012 - 03:02pm PT
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By definition, every peak is the highest in its area..
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 28, 2012 - 03:05pm PT
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Never-never land.
Peter's left nip.
Frigid condition.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 28, 2012 - 03:06pm PT
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Well that finally helped, that is pretty remote!
I guess another clue would be - consider the source - of the OP.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 03:09pm PT
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Well, it would have been very appropriate as the secret training ground for Ron's Sleds team. Not in Doninistan, but some Sherpa-like peeps might have been around to help.
Its height is normally expressed in metres.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jun 28, 2012 - 03:15pm PT
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I don't know about the peak in the OP...
But in this puzzle, isn't that Devil's Tower in the foreground?
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GLee
Social climber
Missoula MT
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Jun 28, 2012 - 03:47pm PT
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It has to be none other than Galdopiggen in Norway.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 04:07pm PT
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Well, it isn't Galdhøpiggen, but there are certainly similarities. Similar height and highness (in context), similar hemisphere, similarly glaciated, both technically moderate.
But somewhat dissimilar in that Galdhøpiggen has a hut on its top, and the mystery peak doesn't. Plus has had a lot more ascents. Here's a photo of Norway's highest peak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galdh%C3%B8piggen
ps Thanks to malemute and agua caliente for helping string things along.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 28, 2012 - 04:20pm PT
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I got it too, what tipped the scale for me was saying "maybe it should be it's own country". Nun of the other clues were getting me there:-)
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aguacaliente
climber
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Jun 28, 2012 - 05:04pm PT
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Reverse image searches are like pulling on gear.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jun 28, 2012 - 05:05pm PT
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Thought I would toss this one into the hat for you reverse image enthusiasts.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Jun 28, 2012 - 06:34pm PT
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ydpl8s, puhleese, none o' that.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 28, 2012 - 08:06pm PT
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The images were borrowed from the internet, and AFAIK not reversed or anything.
As someone noted upthread, the first ascent of the peak was only in 1967 (Canada's centennial year), so it might be considered the last of the 8,000ers to have been climbed. OK, so it's 8,000 feet, not metres.
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