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A false peak or false summit is a term used in mountaineering to describe a peak that appears to be the pinnacle of the mountain but is in fact not. False peaks can have significant effects on climber's psychological state by inducing feelings of dashed hopes or even failure.

Many mountains have well-known false peaks.^{[citation needed]}

This term can also be applied to non-mountaineering activities where obstacles posing as the end goal produce the same psychological effects. ^[1]

References

External links

• http://www.sharpadventure.com/2010/07/false-peaks.html

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