Kanchenjunga is the third-tallest mountain in the world.It is
situated in eastern part of Nepal at 8598m.It was first climbed by a
British team in 1956.It is an enormous mountain mass and many
satellite peaks rise from its narrow icy ridges. It is located on the
border of Nepal and Sikkim,just 46 miles northwest of Darjeeling.It is
the most easterly of the great 8,000 meter peaks of the Himalaya.The
peak consists of four summits.
The west summit, Yalung Kang,is 8420m high and some people classify it
as a separate 8000m peak.Three first Westerner to explore Kanchenjunga
was the British botanist JD Hooker,who visited the area twice in 1848
and 1849.Exploration of the Skim,side of the peak continued with both
British and pundit explorers mapping and photographing until 1899.In
that year a party led by Douglas fresh field made a circuit of
Kanchenjunga and produced what is still one of the most authoritative
maps of the region.The Japanese now took up the challenge and mounted
expeditions in 1973,1974 and 1976 during which they climbed Yalung
Kang.A German Expedition climbed Yalung Kang in 1975 and in 1977 an
Indian army team mounted the second successful expedition to the main
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Kanchenjunga is the third-tallest mountain in the world.It is
situated in eastern part of Nepal at 8598m.It was first climbed by a
British team in 1956.It is an enormous mountain mass and many
satellite peaks rise from its narrow icy ridges. It is located on the
border of Nepal and Sikkim,just 46 miles northwest of Darjeeling.It is
the most easterly of the great 8,000 meter peaks of the Himalaya.The
peak consists of four summits.
