Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of
8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teesta River. The Kangchenjunga Himal is located in
eastern Nepal and Sikkim, India.
The main
peak of Kangchenjunga is the second highest mountain in Nepal after Mount Everest. Three of the five
peaks – Main, Central and South – are on the border between North Sikkim and Nepal. Two peaks are in the Taplejung District, Nepal. Kangchenjunga
Main is the highest mountain in India, and the easternmost of the mountains
higher than 8,000 m (26,000 ft). It is called Five Treasures of Snow after its five high peaks, and has
always been worshipped by the people of Darjeeling and Sikkim.
Until
1852, Kangchenjunga was assumed
to be the highest mountain in the world, but calculations based on various
readings and measurements made by the Great
Trigonometrical Survey of India
in 1849 came to the conclusion that Mount Everest, known as Peak XV at the
time, was the highest. Allowing for further verification of all calculations,
it was officially announced in 1856 that Kangchenjunga is the third highest
mountain.
Kangchenjunga
was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by Joe
Brown and George Band, who were part of a
British expedition. They stopped
short of the summit as per the promise given to the Chogyal that the top of the mountain would
remain inviolate. Every climber or climbing group that has reached the summit
has followed this tradition. Other
members of this expedition included John Angelo Jackson and Tom Mackinon.
Some of the most famous views of Kangchenjunga are from the hill station of Darjeeling and Antu Dada of Illam, Nepal. The Darjeeling War Memorial is among the most visited places from which Kangchenjunga is observed. On a clear day it presents an image not so much of a mountain but of a white wall hanging from the sky. The people of Sikkim revere Kangchenjunga as a sacred mountain. Permission to climb the mountain from the Indian side is rarely given.
Due to its remote location in
Nepal and the difficulty involved in accessing it from India, the Kangchenjunga
region is not much explored by trekkers. It has, therefore, retained much of
its pristine beauty. In Sikkim too, trekking into the Kangchenjunga region has
just recently been permitted. The Goecha La trek is gaining popularity amongst
tourists. It goes to the Goecha La Pass, located right in front of the huge
southeast face of Kangchenjunga. Another trek to Green Lake Basin has recently
been opened for trekking. This trek goes to the Northeast side of Kangchenjunga
along the famous Zemu Glacier.
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