Word: kangchenjunga
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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...Trek. The ascent had been planned with the thoroughness of a commando raid: vast preparation for a brief but crucial hour. The expedition assembled in March at Katmandu, capital of Nepal. Its leader was John Hunt, 43, a grizzled British colonel whose knowledge of mountains (Kangchenjunga, K-36) and men (in World War II, he commanded Pathans, Gurkhas, Dogras and Scots) quickly won respect...
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