Two climbers from Kolkata are feared dead on Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain with an elevation of 8,586 meters. The mountaineers who have even climbed multiple 8,000-metre-plus peaks think twice before setting foot on the world’s third highest mountain. Every season maximum 20-25 people climb Kanchenjunga, this time it was the highest with 34 people attempting to reach the summit. On the other hand, as many as 300-350 mountaineers climb Everest every season. Gayan was best known for being the first civilian woman from the state of West Bengal to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

Source: Indian Express May 17, 2019 14:15 UTC