Mt.
Kanchenjunga main deserves world's third highest peak. It rises to 8586
meter above the sea level. Mt. Kanchenjunga Main lies in the far eastern
part of Nepal. George Band, Joe Brown, Tony Streather of UK and
Norman Hardie of New Zealand scaled Mt. Kanchenjunga first time on May
25, 1955 via South West Face. The position of this mountain lies on:
Latitude: 270 42' 09" and Longitude: 80 09' 25". There are two more
Kanchenjunga peaks, which are as follows; Kanchenjunga (South) 8476
meter and Kanchenjunga 8476 meter. First Nepali Climber: Mr. Ang Phurba
Sherpa topped Mt. Kanchenjunga Main on May 14, 1980. The aormal Ascent
route is South West face and Caravan Route:
Ktm-Taplejung-Khewang-Yamphudin-Cheram-BC. 214 climbers have summited
this peak up to December 2007.
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