Kangchenjunga drew early mountaineers because of its height and extreme technical challenges. Before its first ascent in 1955, 13 expeditions targeted the peak. Early exploration and reconnaissance ...

Kangchenjunga (8,586m) is the third-highest mountain in the world. Located on the border between Nepal and India, the name means "the five treasures of the great snows," and it has several subpeaks.

Margareta Morin of France died on Kangchenjunga yesterday. At 63, this was her first 8,000'er. Meanwhile, British climber Adrian Hayes is seriously sick in Camp 4, and bad weather has thwarted ...

Much has changed since Makalu and Kangchenjunga were first summited 70 years ago. Yet those early teams had much in common with modern climbers.

Pinkish-orange or with a tinge of blue- those who have seen the blissful sight of the Kangchenjunga range may describe the scene with all these vivid colours. Now, IFS officer Parveen Kaswan has ...

Five climbers—almost half of the 11 who summited this week—died while descending from the top of Kangchenjunga on Monday and Tuesday in a series of separate incidents.

The search for an Indian climber and two Sherpas who are missing in Mount Kangchenjunga is halted because of bad weather in Nepal, officials say. ... Image source, AFP.

The Sherpa who accompanied climber Oh Eun-sun’s disputed ascent of Kangchenjunga last year asserted that the Korean climber reached the top of the 8,586-meter peak.

A Buddhist "purification ritual" will be held on June 15 to seek the forgiveness of the locals' guardian deity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A six-year-old girl from Baraut in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, has made history by hoisting the tri-colour at the 16,300-foot-high Kangchenjunga base camp. Suryassangyini Chaudhary, set off ...

From the legendary Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker who explored Sikkim and the Kangchenjunga region in 1848-1850 to Sarat Chandra Das who was an explorer, engineer, spy, scholar and was obsessed with Tibet ...

The search for an Indian climber and two Sherpas who are missing in Mount Kangchenjunga is halted because of bad weather in Nepal, officials say. BBC Homepage. ... Image source, AFP.