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While the crowds chase Everest, Kanchenjunga — the planet's third-highest mountain — guards one of Nepal's wildest, most remote treks. Here's why…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 20, 2026
As Nepal's leadership pushes the world to look beyond Everest and Annapurna , one giant deserves far more attention than it gets: Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, in Nepal's remote far east. Its base camp trek is one of the most spectacular —…
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Kanchenjunga is a true expedition trek: weeks of walking through rhododendron forest, remote villages and high glacial valleys to stand beneath a wall of 8,000m ice almost no one else will see that season. Because it is a restricted area, you must trek with a…
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