Mountaineer to take on Mt Kanchenjunga for a second timeSUPPLIED Their route to the summit will take circumnavigate many crevasses. Timaru born mountaineer Chris Jensen Burke is returning to Nepal on Wednesday to take a second crack at 8586 metre high Mt Kanchenjunga. In April 2017, she set off to climb Mt Kanchenjunga, but failed due to technical errors, an outcome which left her frustrated. SUPPLIED A camp at Mt Kanchenjunga in 2017. Mt Kanchenjunga is one of 14 mountains higher than 8000m, and Jensen Burke hopes to climb them all.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2018 02:37 UTC