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Steep Questions: How Tall is K2?

July 29, 2015

Surveying the world’s highest peaks is a daunting task. One international survey team set out to measure the Himalaya’s K2 peak, the second highest in the world after Mount Everest.


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At 20, 320 feet, Mount McKinley is North America’s highest peak. (Photo courtesy of Todd Paris, UAF).

Highest Peak in North America to be Surveyed

June 16, 2015

A new GPS survey of Mount McKinley, the highest point in North America, will update the commonly accepted […]


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Photo credit: Mark Fisher at http://www.fishercreative.com. Instagram: @fishercreative/via Juniper.

Juniper Systems’ Archer Field PC Records Elevation of Remote Himalayan Peak

February 4, 2014

Juniper Systems’ Archer Field PC has beenused to record the elevation of a never-before-climbed peak in the remote […]


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