Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga
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The Southwest Face route on Kangchenjunga is a major climbing line on the world’s third-highest mountain, notable as the line followed by the pioneering 1955 British expedition that achieved the peak’s first ascent.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
ⓘ
mountaineering route ⓘ |
| approachFrom | southwest side of Kangchenjunga massif ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climbingDiscipline | alpine climbing ⓘ |
| climbingStyle | expedition style ⓘ |
| countryBorder | border of Nepal and India ⓘ |
| difficulty | high-altitude technical route ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
George Band
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentExpedition | 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| hazards |
avalanches
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extreme altitude ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | route of first ascent of Kangchenjunga ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kangchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainHeight | 8586 m ⓘ |
| mountainRank | third-highest mountain in the world ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long and committing face
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objective dangers from ice and snow ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the line followed on the first ascent of Kangchenjunga ⓘ |
| onFace | southwest face of Kangchenjunga ⓘ |
| onMountain | Kangchenjunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Himalaya ⓘ |
| requires |
high-altitude mountaineering experience
ⓘ
technical ice and snow climbing skills ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-altitude climbing
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mountaineering ⓘ |
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