The Kangchendzonga, India's highest!

The Kangchendzönga - Kang, in Tibetan means 'snow-covered mountain' and Chen means ‘great’ or ‘lofty’ and Dzong denotes ‘treasure house’ or a fort. Often translated as ‘the five treasures of the great snow’, the mountain has a much different profile as viewed from here in our southern approach, raising sharply to a single, rugged spike above a chaotic foreground of glaciers and crevasses. Seated at an elevation of 8586m, the third highest mountain in the world, Kanchenjunga boasts five summits each of which, in native folklore, is believed to house sacred elements such as gold, turquoise, salt and other precious minerals.