Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,586 m has been climbed several times but never to the actual summit. The British ex

Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,586 m has been climbed several times but never to the actual summit. The British expedition that climbed the mountain in 1955 had made a promise to the local rulers to stop short of the summit. All climbers that have climbed the mountain since then have followed this tradition.