Tirich Mir

American

[tee-rich meer] / ˈti rɪtʃ ˈmɪər /

noun

a mountain in N Pakistan, on the border of Afghanistan: highest peak of the Hindu Kush Mountains. 25,230 feet (7,690 meters).

Tirich Mir British

/ ˈtɪərɪtʃ ˈmɪə /

noun

a mountain in N Pakistan: highest peak of the Hindu Kush. Height: 7690 m (25 230 ft)

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In 1967, during a summer vacation from business school in Vienna, Brabeck traveled to Pakistan with a group of friends to climb Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush.

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