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not at all insurmountable. this is without ANY shielding except the atmosphere.

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you don't need anywhere the same pressure as on earth to be massively beneficial-just enough that people don't need pressure suits to avoid their blood boiling and can walk around with heavy coats and oxygen masks. That's the Armstrong limit and it's only about six times what pressure exists on the lowest parts of mars.
Another cool side benefit of a thicker atmosphere that is often ignored is radiation exposure reduction. Even the current thin martian atmosphere can pull off decent radiation reduction in the lower portions of the planet, by about 50%.

Filling up a low area of the planet with extra atmosphere is a great idea,far easier than full blown terraforming.