The most photogenic mountains in the world
The British Telegraph voted for the world's most photogenic mountains on World Mountain Day.
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Matterhorn, Switzerland/Italy:The 4,478 m high mountain was first conquered by a group of climbers including Edward Whymper, Lord Francis Douglas, Charles Hudson, Douglas Hadow, Michel Croz and two guides. |
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Alpamayo, Peru:The 5,947 m high mountain was named “the most beautiful mountain in the world” by the German magazine Alpinismus in 1966 after a survey of climbers and photographers. |
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Mount Damavand, Iran:As the second highest volcano in Asia with an altitude of 5,610 m, Damavand belongs to the group of 7 challenging volcanoes for climbers, including Kilimanjaro, Pico de Orizaba, Sidley, Giluwe, Elbrus and Ojos del Salado. |
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Stetind, Norway:This spectacular 1,392 m peak was named Norway's “national mountain” in a 2002 referendum. |
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Cerro Torre, Argentina/Chile:The 3,128 m high jagged mountain is found in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. |
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Licancabur, Chile/Bolivia:The 5,920 m high volcano was first conquered in 1884 and is considered the most characteristic volcano. |
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Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy:The range consists of three separate peaks: Grande, Ovesst and Piccola. The highest peak is Cima Grande at 2,999 m. |
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Kirkjufell, Iceland:This is a small mountain with a modest height of 463 m in the northern sea of Snæfellsnes peninsula. |
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Laila Peak, Pakistan:The 6,096 m high lanceolate mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan consists of a total of more than 50 peaks over 7,000 m high. |
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Kailash, China:The 6,638-meter mountain in Tibet is an important pilgrimage site, but climbing it has been banned by the Chinese government. “If we conquer this mountain, we conquer something in the human soul,” said famous mountaineer Reinhold Messner. “Kailash is not too high and not too difficult.” |
According to Zing