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Nepal's Department of Tourism recently added six subpeaks to its 8,000m peaks’ list. We explore the climbing history of Kangchenjunga's four subpeaks.
Much has changed since Makalu and Kangchenjunga were first summited 70 years ago. Yet those early teams had much in common with modern climbers.
Margareta Morin has died on Kangchenjunga. Meanwhile, Adrian Hayes is seriously sick in Camp 4, and bad weather has thwarted attempts to rescue him.
Kangchenjunga: too sacred to climb? Despite anger in Sikkim, it is unlikely Nepal will also ban climbing the world’s third highest mountain ...
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.
The forked spurs that protrude south and west from Kangchenjunga, dominated respectively by Kabru and Jannu, enclose in the first case the Alukthang glaciers, united not long ago in a single ...
A chartered accountant-turned-trekker, Sujoy Das’s presentation on February 17 at The Bengal Club in association with The Telegraph was a culmination of his passion. The illustrated talk titled ...
This record-breaking summit of Mt. Kangchenjunga not only cements Sirbaz Khan’s place among the greatest mountaineers of all time but also brings immense pride to the people of Pakistan ...
Sirbaz summits Mt. Kangchenjunga, marking the completion of all 8,000-meter peaks Sirbaz Khan becomes the first Pakistani climber in history to conquer all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks ...
The Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) lies within the Sacred Himalayan Landscape and is a key link in the chain of transboundary protected areas in the vast landscape, maintaining contiguity ...