Rathong
On the 8th day of our 20-day trek to the north and south sides of Kangchenjunga we left our camp at Tseram (3,880 m, 12,730 ft.) and hiked east-northeastward 6.8 km (4.2 mi.) along the true right sides of the Simbuwa Khola (Simbuwa River) and the Yalung Glaicer to Ramze (aka Ramche, 4,540 m, 14,895 ft.). We enjoyed lunch at Ramze before returning to Tseram for the night. Rathong (aka Ratong, 6,678 m, 21,909 ft.), which lies on the border with the Indian state of Sikkim, is seen in this shot looking east from Ramze. Kangchenjunga was first climbed in 1955 by a British expedition using supplemental oxygen. George Band and Joe Brown summited on May 25, with Norman Hardie and Tony Streather also summiting the following day. As the summit is considered sacred, all four climbers stopped a few meters from the highest point, keeping a promise the expedition had made to the leaders of Sikkim. The expedition camped at Ramze en route to establishing their base camp (elevation 5,517 m, 18,100 ft.) at the foot of Kangchenjunga's southwest face some 14 km (8.7 mi.) along the Yalung Glacier to the northeast.
Rathong
On the 8th day of our 20-day trek to the north and south sides of Kangchenjunga we left our camp at Tseram (3,880 m, 12,730 ft.) and hiked east-northeastward 6.8 km (4.2 mi.) along the true right sides of the Simbuwa Khola (Simbuwa River) and the Yalung Glaicer to Ramze (aka Ramche, 4,540 m, 14,895 ft.). We enjoyed lunch at Ramze before returning to Tseram for the night. Rathong (aka Ratong, 6,678 m, 21,909 ft.), which lies on the border with the Indian state of Sikkim, is seen in this shot looking east from Ramze. Kangchenjunga was first climbed in 1955 by a British expedition using supplemental oxygen. George Band and Joe Brown summited on May 25, with Norman Hardie and Tony Streather also summiting the following day. As the summit is considered sacred, all four climbers stopped a few meters from the highest point, keeping a promise the expedition had made to the leaders of Sikkim. The expedition camped at Ramze en route to establishing their base camp (elevation 5,517 m, 18,100 ft.) at the foot of Kangchenjunga's southwest face some 14 km (8.7 mi.) along the Yalung Glacier to the northeast.