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In 1955 They Stopped a Few Feet From the Top of the World's Third-Highest Mountain. Seventy Years Later, India Wants No One to Ever Take the Last Step.

Joe Brown and George Band summited Kangchenjunga on a promise never to stand on its true top. A 2025 Indian Army climb from the Nepal side broke that…

By Laxman Rawal · Jul 31, 2026

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On 25 May 1955, two British climbers stood a few feet from the highest point of Earth's third-highest mountain, and chose not to take the final step. Seventy years on, the government of India's Sikkim state wants to make sure nobody ever does, from either…

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What This Means for Anyone Planning to See Kangchenjunga

Sikkim's ban only ever applied to its own territory. The standard route to Kangchenjunga's true summit today runs almost entirely through Nepal, where the Department of Tourism still issues climbing permits, which is precisely why the 2025 Indian Army…

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