Talk:1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition

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The reasoning behind the Sikkim gov't requesting not to set foot on the summit is discussed in the source and should be synopsized: "Europeans are not alone in admiring it, for the devout Sikkimese, in whose country the whole East face lies, accord it the reverence given to a god, and to them we owe its name, Kang-chen-dzo-nga, meaning ' The Five Sacred Treasuries of the Snows.' In their view, any attempt to climb the mountain, even from the Nepalese side, would be a form of sacrilege, so it was necessary for Charles Evans to make a special journey to Gangtok to discuss the problem with the Dewan (their ' Prime Minister '), representing the Sikkim Durbar. His friendly and understanding mediation resulted in permission for us to continue with our plans, provided that we pledged ourselves to observe two conditions: not to go beyond the point on the mountain at which we were assured of a route to the top, and not, however high our reconnaissance might take us, to desecrate the immediate neighbourhood of the summit. It was a happy solution, to which we, as mountaineers, were glad to agree, and one which promised better for our future friendship than a stiff ungenerous attitude on either side would have done." HammerFilmFan (talk) 14:38, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I have added all this but as a footnote. Thincat (talk) 14:52, 24 May 2024 (UTC)