Thor Peak, Baffin Mountains, Nunavut, Canada
(5,495ft/1,675m)
Located
within the remote Auyuittuq National Park, Mount Thor (officially known as Thor
Peak) is named after the Norse god of thunder and for very good reason as it's
so intimidating. Featuring the world's longest vertical drop at a hair-raising
4,101 feet (1,250m), the slope isn't easily ascended either. In fact, it's so
difficult, the mountain wasn't conquered until as recently as 1985, when a
four-man American team completed it in 33 grueling days.
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