Kanchenjunga - 8586m.
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Country: Nepal |
Description |
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It
was
first
climbed
by
G.Band,
Evans
&J.
Brown
in
1955.
In
keeping
with
its
name
"five
treasure
houses
of
the
great
snows"
the
Kanchenjunga
Himal
is
a
grand
collection
of
shapely
spires.
It
is
unique
in
as
much
as
it
is
buttressed
north
and
south
as
well
as
east
and
west
by
mountains
of
equal
stature.
This
multi-topped
massif
comprises
of
four
summits.
Main
Summit,
Middle
Summit,
South
Summit
&
Yalung
Kang
or
West
Summit,
each
one
measuring
over
eight
thousand
meters.
As
way
back
s
1848/49
one
of
the
greatest
of
British
botanists.
J.D.
Hooker,
made
two
commendable
trips
to
make
an
almost
complete
circuit
of
the
Kanchenjunga
range.
The
came
within
twenty
two
kms
of
the
peak
itself.
But
it
was
only
in
1955,
more
than
a
century
later,
that
a
British
expedition
finally
made
its
summit.
There
are
four
different
routes
to
the
mountain
peak
with
both
its
south
and
east
side
providing
opportunities
for
new
routes.
It
is
believed
that
the
east
flank
of
the
South
Summit
is
by
far
the
most
difficult
face
route.
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Itinerary |
01.
Arrival
Kathmandu,
transfer
to
hotel
B/B
02.
Kathmandu,
hotel
B/B
03.
Flight:
Ktm-Biratnagar,
transfer
to
hotel
04.
Flight
:
Biratnagar
•
Taplejung,
camp
05.
Trek
to
Mitlung,
camp
06.
Trek
to
Chirwa,
camp
07.
Trek
to
Sekhatum,
camp
08.
Trek
to
Amjilesa,
camp
09.
Trek
to
Gyabla,
camp
10.
Trek
to
Ghunsa,
camp
11.
Trek
to
Khambachen,
camp
12.
Trek
to
Lhonak,
camp
13.
Trek
to
Pang
Pema,
camp
14.
Trek
to
Kanchenjunga
Base
Camp
15.
Base
Camp
Preparation
16-36.
Climbing
period
of
Kanchenjunga
37.
BC
to
Pang
Pema,
camp
38.
Trek
to
Lhonak,
camp
39.
Trek
to
Ghunsa,
camp
40.
Trek
to
Selely,
camp
41.
Trek
to
Mirgin
La-Tseram,
camp
42.
Trek
to
Oktang-Torotan,
camp
43.
Trek
to
Omje
Khola,
camp
44.
Trek
to
Mamanke,
camp
45.
Trek
to
Bhanjyang,
camp
46.
Trek
to
Lali
Kharka,
camp
47.
Trek
to
Suketar
48.
Flight
Suketar-Ktm,
transfer
to
hotel
B/B
49.
Kathmandu,
hotel
B/B
50.
Final
Departure. |
Departure |
| Kathmandu,
Nepal
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Kangchenjunga |
Kangchenjunga |
Kangchenjunga |
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