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In the Taplejung District of Nepal, Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world behind Mt. Everest and K2. Translated it means, "the five treasures of snows" because it contains five peaks - four of which stand above 27,000 feet - the highest standing at 28,169 feet. Climbers f...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Barabáš, Pavol, 1959- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Burbank, CA : Cinema Libre Studio, 2008.
Subjects:
Mountaineering > Nepal > Tāplejung.
Mountains > Nepal > Tāplejung.
Travel.
Nepal > Description and travel.
Kānchenjunga (Nepal and India)
Travel
Voyage.
Kānchenjunga (Népal et Inde)
Mountaineering.
Mountains.
Asia > Kānchenjunga.
Nepal.
Nepal > Tāplejung.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Travelogues (Motion pictures)
Films autres que de fiction.
Films de voyage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In the Taplejung District of Nepal, Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world behind Mt. Everest and K2. Translated it means, "the five treasures of snows" because it contains five peaks - four of which stand above 27,000 feet - the highest standing at 28,169 feet. Climbers face below freezing temperatures and impossible conditions that can bring even the most experienced to their knees ... if not to their deaths. The Sikkimese people hold the summit sacred and to this day, summit parties will stop short in honor of this tradition. Get ready to experience one of the most spectacular expeditions any extreme explorer can make.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 04, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (55 min.)
Playing Time:00:54:22