Kanchenjunga
Americannoun
noun
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He and his three brothers hold a record as the most siblings to have climbed Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-tallest mountain.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023
Tourists flock to Sikkim, located below Mount Khangchendzonga, also known as Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world.
From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023
She got there just ahead of French climber Liliane Barrard, then died on Kanchenjunga six years later.
From National Geographic • Dec. 13, 2015
Mt Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world Five climbers who went missing earlier this week on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal are feared dead, officials say.
From BBC • May 24, 2013
In 1987, forced to spend a night in the open while descending from the 28,169-foot summit of Kanchenjunga, he froze his feet and had to have all his toes amputated.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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