As far as measurement goes it is the third highest
mountain in the world, and sits astride the Nepal/Sikkim
border only a few miles from Tibet. It was first climbed
by G. Band, Evans &J. Brown in 1955. In keeping
with its name "five treasure houses of the great
snows" the Kanchanjunga Himal is a grand collection
of shapely spires. It is unique in as much as it is
buttressed north and south as well as east and west
by mountains of equal stature. This multi-topped massif
comprises of four summits. Main Summit, Middle Summit,
South Summit & Yalung Kang or West Summit, each
one measuring over eight thousand meters.
As way back s 1848 / 49 one of the greatest of British
botanists. J.D. Hooker made two commendable trips
to make an almost complete circuit of the
Kanchanjunga
range. The came within twenty two kms of the peak
itself. But it was only in 1955, more than a century
later, that a British expedition finally made its
summit. There are four different routes to the mountain
peak with both its south and east side providing opportunities
for new routes. It is believed that the east flank
of the South Summit is by far the most difficult face
route.
ITINERARY
DAY 01 Arrival Kathmandu, transfer
to hotel B/B
DAY 02 Kathmandu, hotel B/B
DAY 03 Flight: Ktm-Biratnagar, transfer
to hotel
DAY 04 Flight : Biratnagar - Taplejung,
camp
DAY 05 Trek to Mitlung, camp
DAY 06 Trek to Chirwa, camp
DAY 07 Trek to Sekhatum, camp
DAY 08 Trek to Amjilesa, camp
DAY 09 Trek to Gyabla, camp
DAY 10 Trek to Ghunsa, camp
DAY 11 Trek to Khambachen, camp
DAY 12 Trek to Lhonak, camp
DAY 13 Trek to Pang Pema, camp
DAY 14 Trek to Kanchanjunga Base
Camp
DAY 15 Base Camp Preparation
DAY 16-36 Climbing period of
Kanchanjunga
DAY 37 BC to Pang Pema, camp
DAY 38 Trek to Lhonak, camp
DAY 39 to Ghunsa, camp
DAY 40 Trek to Selely, camp
DAY 41 Trek to Mirgin La-Tseram,
camp
DAY 42 Trek to Oktang-Torotan, camp
DAY 43 Trek to Omje Khola, camp
DAY 44 Trek to Mamanke, camp
DAY 45 Trek to Bhanjyang, camp
DAY 46 Trek to Lali Kharka, camp
DAY 47 Trek to Suketar
DAY 48 Flight Suketar-Ktm, transfer
to hotel B/B
DAY 49 Kathmandu, hotel B/B
DAY 50 Final Departure
