Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Kanchanjunga Trekking

Kanchanjunga, at a height of 8598 m. is the world’s third highest mountain and lies on the Nepal-Sikkim border in the Remote North East. It is one of the most in accessible and formidable of the entire Himalayas. The Trek is a long and often an arduous one. The Kanchanjungas proximity deters all but the awed mountain enthusiast, a journey which takes you through scattered settlements of farmhouse with colourful flower Gardens, wild coniferous woodland and one to remote Buddhist. Settlements where people scratch a living from the barren land hike up the Kanchanjunga Glacier where the views are quite simply overwhelming. It lies in a sensitive restricted area astride the Nepal /India, Sikkim border only a few miles from Tibet. Our trip will avoid the restricted area and head for Yalung glacier immediately to the south of Kanchanjunga .The journey starts with a trek over the Mahabharat range with majestic views of both the Everest and Kanchanjunga massifs with the Arun valley between them. We Trek through richly cultivated land, rhododendron forests and yak pasture that Stands below the glacier. The return route heading west posses through some delightful village of Taplejung the panoramic view of Everest Makalu & Kanchanjunga are magnificent on our decent to the road heat.

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