Mount Thor

Mount Thor is the park's most famous peak, known for one of the greatest vertical drops on Earth. Its west face is so steep that it overhangs, which explains the mountain's near-mythic status among climbers.

Most visitors admire it from the pass rather than climb it. That is sensible: the mountain is remote, technical, and utterly serious.

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A story
The first ascent of Mount Thor was in 1965, but the west face took much longer to yield. Climbers who attempted it were dealing not just with height, but with Arctic weather and isolation.