 As far as measurement goes it is the third
highest mountain in the world, and sits astride
the Nepal/Sikkim border only a few miles from
Tibet. 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. |
Kanchanjunga Expedition
Itinerary in Details
