Kangchenjunga
Britishnoun
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Almost 20 percent of all those who try to climb K2 die in the attempt, making it the second deadliest mountain after Kangchenjunga.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 13, 2015
Partly due to its proximity to Darjeeling, plenty of expeditions had attempted Kangchenjunga, including in 1905 a team that included the diabolist Aleister Crowley.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2011
The ascent of Kangchenjunga was one of the very best achievements in British mountaineering history, in many ways surpassing the 1953 ascent of Everest, in which Band was also involved.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2011
He returned to Kangchenjunga in 2005, 50 years after the mountain's first ascent.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2011
We shall only be there from Saturday afternoon till Monday at noon, and Boggley says that Kangchenjunga is often cloud-covered for weeks, so it is a mere chance whether we shall see it.
From Olivia in India by Douglas, O.
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