Mountains That No One Has Climbed. Since 1992 only one remains the gangkhar puensum. The rationale for this prohibition is based on local customs that consider this and similar peaks.
Unlike previously climbed mountains virgin peaks have no pre laid route. It is in bhutan on or near the border with china in bhutan the climbing of mountains higher than 6 000 m 20 000 ft has been prohibited since 1994. It is considered the highest mountain in the world that has never been climbed.
K2 is known as savage mountain due to the extremely difficult ascent and one of the highest fatality rates among the eight thousanders.
Since 1992 only one remains the gangkhar puensum. Located in bhutan it ranks 45th among the highest in the world 40th according to other sources with a height of 7 570 meters. There is no definitive database for the climbing history of every mountain in the world. It is considered the highest mountain in the world that has never been climbed.