Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga from Goecha La pass, 4940m, Sikkim

Kangchenjunga (Nepali:कञ्चनजङ्घा Kanchanjaŋghā) SewaLungma (Limbu language) is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2).^[1]

Kangchenjunga has an altitude of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). The first ascent on Kanchenjunga was made on 25 May 1955^[2].Kangchenjunga translated means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it has five peaks, four of them over 8,450 metres. It is one of the mountains in the range of the Himalayas. The summit of Kanchenjunga was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by three members of British Kangchenjunga expedition. Until now, over 780 climbers have successfully climb Kangchenjunga Mountain. ^[3]

Kangchenjunga Media

Kangchenjunga map by Garwood, 1903
Southwest (Yalung) face of Kangchenjunga seen from Nepal
Kanchenjunga-north from base camp in Nepal
Painting of Kanchinjínga as seen from the Singalila Ridge by Hermann Schlagintweit, 1855
Sunset on Kangchenjunga, 1905
Kangchenjunga seen from Darjeeling War Memorial
Kangchenjunga and surrounding peaks at sunset from ISS, December 2019
A sign board on the last traversable road to Kangchenjunga
First ascent reunion of 1990– front (left to right): Neil Mather, John Angelo Jackson, Charles Evans and Joe Brown, and rear (left to right): Tony Streather, Norman Hardie, George Band and Professor John Clegg
Kangchenjunga 3D animation