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Kanchenjunga Expedition Spring 2012
Kanchanjunga, at 8,586m, is the third-highest peak in the world and the second-highest in Nepal. It was first climbed by a British team in 1956. The peak consists of four summits. The west summit, Yalung Kang, is 8420m high and some people classify it as a separate 8000m. Peak.
Thee first Westerner to explore Kanchanjunga was the British botanist JD Hooker, who visited the area twice in 1848 and 1849. Exploration of the Sikkim, side of the peak continued with both British and pundit explorers mapping and photographing until 1899. In that year a party led by Douglas fresh field made a circuit of Kanchanjunga and produced what is still one of the most authoritative maps of the region.
Exploration continued, mostly from the Sikkim side, starting from Darjeeling in British India. One of the major contributors to Western knowledge about the region was Dr AM Kellas, who later died in Tibet during the approach of the 1921 Everest expedition. German expeditions attacked the peak in 1929, 1930 and again in 1931, but none was successful. After the Sikkim was closed but Nepal was open. In 1955 a team led by Dr Charl as Evans approached the peak via the Yalung Glacier.
The Japanese then took up the challenge and mounted expeditions in 1967, 1973 and n1974. When they climbed Yalung Kang. A German Expedition climbed Yalung Kang in 1975, and in Indian army team mounted the second successful expeditions to the main peak of Kanchanjunga.
Itinerary
Day |
Date 2012 |
Program |
01 |
26 March |
Arrival Kathmandu, transfer to hotel B/B |
02 |
27 March |
Kathmandu, hotel B/B |
03 |
28 March |
Flight: Ktm-Biratnagar, transfer to hotel |
04 |
29 March |
Flight : Biratnagar – Taplejung, camp |
05 |
30 March |
Trek to Mitlung, camp |
06 |
31 March |
Trek to Chirwa, camp |
07 |
01 April |
Trek to Sekhatum, camp |
08 |
02 April |
Trek to Amjilesa, camp |
09 |
03 April |
Trek to Gyabla, camp |
10 |
04 April |
Trek to Ghunsa, camp |
11 |
05 April |
Trek to Khambachen, camp |
12 |
06 April |
Trek to Lhonak, camp |
13 |
07 April |
Trek to Pang Pema, camp |
14 |
08 April |
Trek to Kanchenjunga Base Camp |
15 |
09 April |
Base Camp Preparation |
16-36 |
10-30 April |
Climbing period of Kanchenjunga |
37 |
01 May |
BC to Pang Pema, camp |
38 |
02 May |
Trek to Lhonak, camp |
39 |
03 May |
Trek to Ghunsa, camp |
40 |
04 May |
Trek to Selely, camp |
41 |
05 May |
Trek to Mirgin La-Tseram, camp |
42 |
06 May |
Trek to Oktang-Torotan, camp |
43 |
07 May |
Trek to Omje Khola, camp |
44 |
08 May |
Trek to Mamanke, camp |
45 |
09 May |
Trek to Bhanjyang, camp |
46 |
10 May |
Trek to Lali Kharka, camp |
47 |
11 May |
Trek to Suketar |
48 |
12 May |
Flight Suketar-Ktm, transfer to hotel B/B |
49 |
13 May |
Kathmandu, hotel B/B |
50 |
14 May |
Final Departure |
Service Includes:
- 4 nights 3 Star Hotel in Kathmandu on B/B,
- Complete camping equipment for trekking & base camp,
- Flight Ktm – Biratnagar - Taplejung & return
- Food during trekking and Base Camp for Member & Staff,
- Expedition Permit, National Park fee,
- 2 base camp staff (1 Kitchen Boy & 1 cook), Liaison Officer,
- Above mention staffs daily wages, equipment allowance & Insurance,
- 1 Gyamo bag & Solar panel,
- 3 porters (100 kgs.) for member personal & high altitude equipment upto Base Camp
- 2 porters (60 kgs.) for member personal & high altitude equipment return from Base Camp
- Cargo clearance & Duties fee, flight for Member & Staffs
- All ground transportation as per itinerary,
Service does not Include:
- Personal equipment & Insurance,
- High Altitude Food & Equipment for Member & Sherpa,
- Lunch and dinner during Kathmandu Hotel stay
- Alcoholic beverages, Nepal visa fee,
- Airport taxes for International & Domestic,
- Emergency rescue evacuation if required,
- Walkie-Talkie permit, Radio permit, Oxygen
- High Altitude Sherpa
- Rent on Satellite Phone
- personal nature expenses, etc
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