Kangchenjunga is one of the most mysterious mountains in the world. It wasn't scaled until 1955, two years after Everest, and even then the party of British mountaineers who climbed it stopped short of the summit in deference to the wishes of the chogyal (spiritual leader) of Sikkim, who feared that the presence of a human foot might violate its holiness and sanctity. The length of Kangchenjunga's stupendous bulk is capped by five peaks, which loom over eastern Nepal and western Sikkim like a palm held up in perpetual ...
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Kangchenjunga is one of the most mysterious mountains in the world. It wasn't scaled until 1955, two years after Everest, and even then the party of British mountaineers who climbed it stopped short of the summit in deference to the wishes of the chogyal (spiritual leader) of Sikkim, who feared that the presence of a human foot might violate its holiness and sanctity. The length of Kangchenjunga's stupendous bulk is capped by five peaks, which loom over eastern Nepal and western Sikkim like a palm held up in perpetual blessing. The people who live there believe Kangchenjunga to be their patron diety, protecting them from harm. According to legend, the five peaks are the repository of the five holy items deemed essential for life: minerals, grain, salt, and the holy scriptures.
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Good. Good Dust Jacket. Signed by Author(s) 1st Printing. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. pp. 208. 208 pp. Tightly bound. Lower corners lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Good dust jacket. Published Jan 2006. First Edition. Signed by Tim Hauf. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
