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Of the total trekkers, eleven will scale the mountain peak to collect samples from there.“The most unique aspect about this trip is that it is an eco-expedition. This means we will collect samples from the base camp as well as while scaling the mountain. Umesh Zirpe, the trek leader, told TOI that this is the first biggest civilian expedition from India organized at Kangchenjunga. Pune: A team of around 50 mountaineers left from Pune on Sunday evening as part of an eco-expedition to Mount Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world.The city-based trekking group Giripremi organized the expedition. The expedition members will collect soil samples, diatoms, microbes and flowers from the Kangchenjunga region in a scientific manner.“The coordinates of each of the collected samples will be recorded..