| Kanchanjunga
Trek - 22 Days
Kanchanjunga
(8586 m) is the third highest mountain in the world.
Lying on the Nepal-Sikkim border, the lush landscape,
home to musk bear, blue sheep and the infamous yeti,
few westerners have traveled to Kanchanjunga. Regarded
as the 'Queen of the great Himalayas, it encompasses
the South Peak (8491m), Central Peak (8478m), and Main
Peak (8556m). Yalung Kang, Kambac stretches southward
from Jonsang La to Langpo Peak, Pyramid Peak, and Nepal
Peak - all or continues further from Talung Peak and
Kabru North and South Peaks to the Twin Peak Kokthan.
To the west of Jonsang La, on Tibet's borders are Jongsang
Peak, Outlier, Lashar, Cl Kangri. Further south lie
Nupchu and Sharpu. This is the Kanchanjunga Region,
which is "GREAT SNOW MOUNTAIN OF FIVE TREASURES".
The trek
to Kanchanjunga is a long course and offers one of the
best high altitude trekking. Famous peaks of eastern
Nepal as Kanchanjunga and mysterious Jannu via the enormous
Yale allow a trip to Lamsang La and Kanchanjunga glacier.
The view of Kanchanjunga range (8556m), the third highest
in the world, from the north base camp is simply breathtaking
and is the north face of Jannu, a worthy destination
itself. The trail that goes from the Sub-Tropical k
Yalung Glacier 5000 m, enables the trekkers to experience
a diverse cross section of topography and fauna and
flora. It is great mountain range that includes 4 peaks
of above eight 8000m. Set in a remote wilderness, inhabited
by a few nomadic yak herders, this region has adventurous
trekkers who are looking for something different.
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We
will fly from KTM to Suketar airfield of Taplejung District.
From Suketar we will begin on route along a ridge top
towards the Tamor River where we will enjoy panoramic
views of Chamlung (24000') peaks. We will continue through
forests and rhododendron thicket Kanchanjunga range
will arrear. Our route will continue up the Tamor River
through the Lin terraced mountainside village of Amjilassa
and the legendary Sherpa village of Ghunsa(11400') monastery
there and soon have our first glimpse of a sea of unclimbed
peaks including the Jane as a "mystery peak"
or "Terror". We will trek to the edge of the
Kanchanjunga glacier and lateral moraine, we will cut
across at this junction and arrive at our campsite at
Lhonak, an end of unspeakable beauty.
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