A quick update on Alan Hinkes and his attempt on Kangchenjunga,the world's third highest peak after Everest and K2 and thepenultimate summit in his quest to become the first Brit' to climball 14 of the world's 8,000 metre peaks.More significantly

prepares to tackleKangchenjunga, the final mountain in his Challenge 8000 quest.1/4/2005 - Alan Arrives In Kathmandu"Just letting everyone know that I have arrived safely in Nepal.Kathmandu is a strange mixture of Buddhism and Bureaucracy, so if youwant

The latest news from Alan Hinkes in Nepal is that he's now reachedKangchenjunga base camp on the day before his 51st birthday, so happybirthday Alan. Soberingly that means that Hinkesy was just one yearold when the mountain was first climbed by Joe

It's back to Kangchenjunga for Alan Hinkes as he attempts to knockoff the last two 8,000-metre summits on his list and become the firstBrit to climb all 14 of the world's highestmountains. Alan

it came as a bit of a shock when he announced that he was off to attempt the notoriously tough 8,000-metre peak of Kangchenjunga.And arguably even more of a surprise when he successfully summited the mountain last week. You can imagine the head

Most OUTDOORSmagic members will be aware that right now, AlanHinkes is on his way to attempt Kangchenjunga, the final peak in hisproject to become the first Briton to climb all 14 of the 8,000-metrepeaks. What you may not realise is that this year

for the Berghaus-sponsored Yorkshire mountaineer and continue to disrupt his attempt to tackle Kangchenjunga, the final mountain in his Challenge 8000 quest. A Swiss expedition has been forced to consider leaving the base camp to return to Kathmandu. Alan however

There was a time when Berghaus technical mountain jackets were a bit baggy and a little unremarkable, but not any more, the new for autumn 2012 Kangchenjunga Jacket in Gore-Tex Pro is a full-on mountain all-round waterproof jacket that should cope

So the heavy snow of the last three weeks finally dispatched the Swiss International team back to Kathmandu this week, but Hinkes hung in there, and it looks as though his patience will be rewarded. There's been something of a weather change and it looks like this weekend might f...

George Band, who made the first ascent of Kangchenjunga along with Joe Brown, but was perhaps best know generally for his part in the 1953 Everest expedition,has died aged 82.After being president of the Cambridge University Mountaineering Club, he