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KOLKATA: It was in May 1955 that a British mountaineering team successfully climbed Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain at 8,586m, for the first time.
Kangchenjunga was invoked as a witness to the signing of this key treaty. Locals fear angering their guardian deity could cause natural disasters, something the state has often been afflicted with.
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A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has successfully summited Mt Kangchenjunga (8,586 m), the third-highest peak in the world and the highest in India ...
The first wave of climbers plan to reach Camp 3 today, rest briefly, and then set off on a very long summit push. The fixed ropes end before the summit area.
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Much has changed since Makalu and Kangchenjunga were first summited 70 years ago. Yet those early teams had much in common with modern climbers.
On 25 May 1955, Joe Brown and George Band, members of a British expedition, made history by becoming the first climbers to summit Mt. Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest peak.
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