Mount Thor -The Greatest Vertical Drop on Earth!
Mount Thor is a mountain in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada with thr greatest vertical drop on the earth, with a sheer 4,100 foot drop! Rappel, anyone?
The mountain is located 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Pangnirtung and features the Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at with an average angle of 105 degrees. The location is popular with rockclimbers , despite its remote access with the only official site being at the entrance to the Akshayuk Valley near Overlord Peak. Mount Thor was first climbed in 1953 by an Arctic Institute of North America team, who climbed the North Tower. The world record for longest rappel was set on Mount Thor, July 23, 2006, by an American team. A 26-year-old Canadian Park Ranger, Philip Robinson, also rappelled, but had a problem with his equipment and was killed when he dropped to the base of the mountain.
Casey Kazan
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the 2nd picture looks a lot like Venezuelan formations called tepuys... anyway beautiful
Posted by: Nusquam | March 09, 2010 at 05:06 AM
So cool. I would love to hang glide off one of these one day
Posted by: Milkman | March 09, 2010 at 10:28 AM
The second pic is definitely a tepui, possibly Roraima.
Posted by: observer | March 09, 2010 at 11:38 AM
i get the collie wobbles just looking at it
Posted by: dirk alan | March 09, 2010 at 06:35 PM
I can do better than that.
Posted by: Gottfried Potato | March 09, 2010 at 11:36 PM
the second pic is called mount roraima, between brazil and venezuela.
Posted by: fred | March 10, 2010 at 09:50 AM
Here's the picture - it IS Mt. Roraima.
http://tinyurl.com/y9nv9qx
Posted by: Basuto9 | March 10, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Sorry - in a hurry. What I meant to say was - "here's a picture of Mt. Roraima from Google images. As anyone can see, it is definitely the second picture."
Posted by: Basuto9 | March 10, 2010 at 10:49 AM
They should build a roller coaster to drop off the side! :D
Posted by: St. John | March 15, 2010 at 05:45 AM
I haven't seen the term "colly wobbles" in years! I must be showing my age. That mountain is just awesome!
Posted by: RuthM | March 15, 2010 at 07:51 AM
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Posted by: milleronic | March 16, 2010 at 04:57 PM
Bloody hell. That's British for awesome. Well near that way! Amazing shot. Love to stand where the photographer stood.
Posted by: solartronenergy | August 28, 2010 at 05:36 AM
Bloody hell. That's British for awesome. Well near that way! Amazing shot. Love to stand where the photographer stood.
Posted by: solartronenergy | August 28, 2010 at 05:36 AM
The second picture is definitely mount Roraima in Venuzuela....
Posted by: James Aitken | November 06, 2012 at 02:11 AM
Mt Thor 105 degrees and 4100' tall? More like just a few degrees over 90 and a free drop of 3250'. 4100' was arrived at by pulling rope down talus slope away from wall.
Posted by: David | November 19, 2012 at 09:35 AM
nice info
Posted by: adam | January 30, 2013 at 02:24 PM