Mt. Kanchanjunga, at 8598m, is the third-highest peak in the world and the second-highest in Nepal. It was first climbed by a British team in 1956. The peak consists of four summits. The west summit, Yalung Kang, is 8420m high and some people classify it as a separate 8000m. peak. Thee first Westerner to explore Kanchanjunga was the British botanist JD Hooker, who visited the area twice in 1848 and 1849. Exploration of the Sikkim, 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 Kanchanjunga and produced what is still one of the most authoritative maps of the region. Exploration continued, mostly from the Sikkim side, with expeditions starting from Darjeeling in British India. One of the major contributors to Western knowledge about the region was Dr AM Kellas, who later died in Tibet during the approach march of the 1921 Everest expedition. German expeditions attacked the peak in 1929, 1930 and again in 1931, but none was successful. After the was Sikkim was closed but Nepal was open. In 1955 a team led by Dr Charl es Evans approached the peak via the Yalung Glacier. Two teams climbed the peak, stopping just short of the summit to conform to an agreement with the Maharaja of Sikkim that the summit would remain inviolate. The Japanese then took up the challenge and mounted expeditions in 1967, 1973 and n1974. when they climbed Yalung Kang. A German Expedition climbed Yalung Kang in 1975, and in Indian army team mounted the second successful expeditions to the main peak of Kanchanjunga.
Trip Facts
Country: Nepal
Grade: Very Hard
Area: Kanchenjunga Region
Group Size: 1/ 20 pax
Activities: Mountain Expedition
Total Duration: 60 days
Season: Mar - May, Sep - Dec
Altitudes: 8598 m
Day 01 : Arrival Kathmandu.
Day 02 : Sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley or leisure time
Day 03 : Day free to organize gear and briefing on the trip.
Day 04 : Fly Suketar. Trek to Phurumbu.
Day 05 : Chirwa along Tamor river
Day 06 : Sekarthum along Ghunsa river
Day 07 : Amji- Lhasa
Day 08 : Gyabla
Day 09 : Ghunsa
Day 10 : Khambachen
Day 11 : Rest Day
Day 12 : Lonak
Day 13 : Rest Day
Day 14 : Pangpema establishing base camp for trek
Day 15-18 : Necessary preparation & rest at base camp
Day 19 -55 : Climbing period for the Mt Kanchenjunga
Day 56 : Trek to Lonak
Day 57 : Trek to Khambachen
Day 58 : Trek to Ghunsa
Day 59 : Trek to Sekarthum
Day 60 : Trek to Chirwa
Day 61 : Trek to Suketar
Day 62 : Rest & wait for the next flight for KTM
Day 63 : Fly to KTM & relax
Day 64 : Free day & evening group dinner
Day 65 : Final departure
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