Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and a strong candidate for the highest unclimbed mountain in the world with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft). Its name means "White Peak of the Three Spiritual Brothers" .None of the expeditions managed to accomplish the feat, either due to being poorly equipped or by suddenly encountering impassable terrain and even freak weather changes as if the mountain itself did not want to be climbed. Local villagers have always maintained that it was the spirits inhabiting the mountain that kept the climbers from their goal. All of these expeditions went home in failure, and conquering the elusive summit of Gangkhar Puensum became almost a mythical quest among climbers in the mountaineering community.
