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. Rout Journey Plane
DAY 01 Arrival Kathmandu, transfer to hotel B/B DAY
02 Kathmandu, hotel B/B DAY 03 Flight:
Ktm-Biratnagar, transfer to hotel DAY 04 Flight : Biratnagar
- Taplejung, camp DAY 05 Trek to Mitlung, camp DAY
06 Trek to Chirwa, camp DAY 07 Trek to
Sekhatum, camp DAY 08 Trek to Amjilesa, camp DAY
09 Trek to Gyabla, camp DAY 10 Trek to
Ghunsa, camp DAY 11 Trek to Khambachen, camp DAY
12 Trek to Lhonak, camp DAY 13 Trek to
Pang Pema, camp DAY 14 Trek to Kanchenjunga Base Camp
DAY 15 Base Camp Preparation DAY 16-36 Climbing
period of Kanchenjunga DAY 37 BC to Pang Pema, camp
DAY 38 Trek to Lhonak, camp DAY 39
to Ghunsa, camp DAY 40 Trek to Selely, camp DAY
41 Trek to Mirgin La-Tseram, camp DAY 42 Trek
to Oktang-Torotan, camp DAY 43 Trek to Omje Khola, camp
DAY 44 Trek to Mamanke, camp DAY 45 Trek
to Bhanjyang, camp DAY 46 Trek to Lali Kharka, camp
DAY 47 Trek to Suketar DAY 48 Flight
Suketar-Ktm, transfer to hotel B/B DAY 49 Kathmandu,
hotel B/B
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