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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

First ascent of Kanchenjunga: 65 years ago this week

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25/05/2020

65 years ago this week, Joe Brown and George Band made the first ascent of Kanchenjunga (8,586m), the world's third highest peak. To mark this anniversary, you can now watch "An interview with Joe Brown" by Alun Hughes on the BMC YouTube channel. Sarah Stirling brings us the story of the first ascent of the mountain.
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INTERNATIONAL

A quiet triumph

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22/05/2005

In 1955 British climbers made the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, a mountain with an even more formidable reputation than Everest. The nation may have forgotten a unique sporting achievement, but former BMC President George Band will take the stage in London in June to remember his part in an extraordinary adventure. Ed Douglas went to meet him.
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