| Kangbachen | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,903 m (25,928 ft) |
| Parent peak | Kangchenjunga |
| Listing | List of mountains in Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27.7166°N 88.1105°E |
| Geography | |
  Kangbachen | |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1974 |
Kangbachen is a subsidiary peak of Kangchenjunga in the Nepalese part of the Himalayas. The Kangchenjunga massif's local name translates to "Five treasures of the high snow"[1] in reference to its five peaks, one being Kangbachen.
Kangbachen lies on the west ridge of the Kangchenjunga range, in Nepal's Lantang Valley. It is the smallest of Kangchenjunga's five peaks and the only one less than eight thousand meters (7,903 m). It is also the only one of Kangchenjunga's peaks entirely in Nepal.[2]
Kangbachen has rarely been climbed compared to other mountains on the range. It has only had ten recorded expeditions since 1930, and only two successful summits, according to the Himalayan Database.[3]
It was first summitted on May 26, 1974, via the southwest ridge by a Polish expedition team, composed of Kazimierz Olech, Wiesław Kłaput, Marek Malatyński, Zbigniew Rubinowski and Wojciech Brański.[4] The second successful summit, by a Yugoslavian team, took place just over four months later, on September 29, 1974.[3]
As of 2024, the East, and South faces of Kangbachen are unclimbed.[5][6]
- ^ De Schlagintweit, H.; de Schlagintweit, A.; de Schlagintweit, R. (1863). "IV. Names explained". Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia, undertaken between the years MDCCCLIV and MDCCCLVIII by order of the court of Directors of the Honourable East India Company. Volume III. London: Brockhaus, Leipzig and Trübner & Co. p. 207.
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- ^ a b "The Himalayan Database Online". The Himalayan Database. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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- ^ Benavides, Angela (2024-03-13). "Hamor, Meroi, and Benet Back to Kangchenjunga » Explorersweb". Explorersweb. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Siete sietemiles y un ochomil vírgenes el Nepal". Desnivel.com (in Spanish). 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-06-29.