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January 6th, 2012 under
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PRISTINE REGION OFFERS NEW HOPE TO REVIVE TREKKING IN 2012 ANURAG ACHARYA in TAPLEJUNG Kangchenjunga, the third highest point in the world, is more a mountain range than a peak. Straddling Sikkim and Nepal, Kangchenjunga is a 25km long ridge above 8,000m and it looks like a slice of the planet has broken off to pierce the stratosphere. The mountain dominates the northern horizon, most famously from Darjeeling, and the best access is from Sikkim. However, it is from the western side in Nepal that the approach to the mountain offers the most adventurous wilderness treks. The narrow, sparsely populated [...]
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June 19th, 2011 under
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Experience trekker, and Everest Region guidebook writer Jamie McGuinness says, “I love the Kanchenjunga region because there is still so much exploring to do. Even the main route feels un-trekked.” The Kanchenjunga base camp trek is the most popular way to get to KBC and back. .
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May 23rd, 2010 under
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Edurne Pasaban has just climbed all 14 8000m peaks and is the second woman in the world to do so. There has been just a little controversy, given that the first woman to do, Oh Eun-sun of South Korea, so far has not produced photographic evidence of herself on the summit of Kanchenjunga. Still I prefer Kurt Diemberger’s approach to climbing, for the aesthetic pleasure of it rather than for competition or records, which he called “a disease of our times”. Still, records aside, Pasaban shared, “the best thing Nepal has is their people and then mountains and I love both.” And to have climbed [...]
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January 29th, 2010 under
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Here are some quick links to the photography on this site: Kanchenjunga trekking photography Makalu trekking photography Everest & Rolwaling trekking photography Panch Pokhari & Langtang trekking photography Ganesh Himal, Tsum Valley & Manaslu trekking photography Annapurna & Mustang trekking photography Dolpa trekking photography Rara, Jumla & Mugu trekking photography Humla trekking photography
