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.

The Chief Minister of India's Sikkim region wants climbers to steer clear of the 28,169ft (8,586m) Kangchenjunga mountain out of respect for local deities.

On 18/05 at 2.30 pm Ferran Latorre from Spain reached the summit of Kangchenjunga. His companions Edurne Pasaban, Juanito Oiarzabal, Asier Izguirre and Alex Chicon summited circa two hours later, at 4 ...

Until the mid-1800s, Kangchenjunga was considered to be the world’s tallest mountain, and it was not until results from India’s comprehensive Great Trigonometrical Survey came through that it ...

Five mountaineers have lost their loves on Kangchenjunga in the Himalaya: the Hungarians Zsolt Eross and Péter Kiss, Park Nam Su from Korea and two Sherpa, Phurba Sherpa and Bibach Sherpa. Dramatic ...

Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and among the toughest to climb The search for an Indian climber and two Sherpas who have gone missing in Mount Kangchenjunga has been ...

Learn what Sleeping Buddha is all about on the Sandakphu-Phalut trek, Mount Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, is called the "Sleeping Buddha" for its resemblance to a ...

Explore the highest mountains in the world that includes Mount Everest (8,848 m) in the Himalayas spans Nepal and China. Other notable peaks include K2 (8,611 m) in the Karakoram, Kangchenjunga ...

Five climbers, including the first Hungarian to scale Mount Everest, are missing and feared dead on Nepal's treacherous Kangchenjunga mountain, tourism officials said Thursday.

The Chief Minister of India's Sikkim region wants climbers to steer clear of the 28,169ft (8,586m) Kangchenjunga mountain out of respect for local deities.