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Have we been measuring mountains all wrong?

By Gordy Megroz · National Geographic · September 2025
Have we been measuring mountains all wrong?
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"A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition."

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