7th October Sandakphu
We got
up early at 4.15 AM.
DK
(Guide) reached us at 4.30 AM. He got my phone full charged.
I could
feel it very cold out side. The wooden lodge kept was warm compared to outside temperature. So ready to
see the full view of kanchenjunga range.
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| Waiting to see the sun
raising |
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| Sunrise |
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| Early sunrise from Sandakphu
height |
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| Frosted grass, to sense how cold it was |
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| Can
see from where we trekked the earlier day! |
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| Sandakphu Hamlet with aback drop of Kanchanjunga range |
Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m
(28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west
by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teesta River.The Kangchenjunga Himal is located in eastern Nepal
and Sikkim, India.
The main peak of Kangchenjunga is the second highest mountain in Nepal after Mount Everest.
Three of the five peaks – Main, Central and South – are on the border between North Sikkim and Nepal. Two
peaks are in the Taplejung District, Nepal.
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| Kanchenjunga Range in the form of sleeping Budha. |
Kangchenjunga Main is the highest mountain in India, and the easternmost of the mountains
higher than 8,000 m (26,000 ft). It is called Five Treasures of Snow after its five high
peaks, and has always been worshipped by the people of Darjeeling and Sikkim.
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| Kanchenjunga |
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Kanchenjunga shot with tele lens
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| Can
get a glimpse of Mount everest along with Kanchenjunga range |
i liked your article a lot! can my mother (52 yrs old) follow the same route to sandakphu? she is not much into trekking. But is healthy.
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