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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who become the youngest the person to climb Mt. Kangchenjunga base camp in Sikkim
A
Abigail Breslin
B
Zeal Jitendra Marathe
C
Suryassangyini Chaudhary
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The camp is also known as Pang Pema from where we get the mesmerizing and spectacular view of Mt Kanchenjunga (8586m) along with the skyline filled with snow-capped mountain ranges bordering Nepal-India and Nepal-Tibet.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four climbing routes to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga, three of which are in Nepal from the southwest, northwest, and northeast, and one from northeastern Sikkim in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since the first ascent in 1955, only 243 climbers have reached the top of Kangchenjunga, while during the same time 4, 500 persons reached the top of Everest (including 91 French).

Detailed explanation-4: -This magnificent mountain was first climbed in 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band of the British Kanchenjunga Expedition– 50 years after the first expedition made an attempt in climbing Kanchenjunga in 1905.

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