Sikkim - the quest for Mt Kanchenjunga - April 2005

Even if I didn't knew it when I started my journey, this trek was a quest. The quest for one of the highest summits on earth (the third in fact, with 28208 ft). A modest summit which often likes to veil its majesty in clouds. As all the quests, however, the goal of the quest is not always the most important thing in the story ... but the way to reach it. From the indian plains to the high mountains through the Darjeeling tea fields and the Rhododendrons forests, I invite you to do this trip with these pictures.

Photo galleries

You can see the photo gallery of the trek on distant trails (also works on iPhone and iPad).

You will need Adobe Flash Player to see this gallery (unless you use an iPhone or iPad). The lower right button of the gallery navigation bar will allow you to see the images full screen.

If you don't want to install Adobe Flash Player, you can see the trek photos on Flickr. You can also download there pictures in their original size.

Map

Thanks to Google Maps, you will see below the trek map.

Click on "View on a larger map" to see a full screen map and to be able to load it in Google Earth plug-in and see a 3D view. The trek trace you see is not coming from a GPS, so do not try to use the coordinates to perform some actual navigation.