Changla Khang West | 2025 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Changla Khang West in 2025 via SW Ridge, led by Benjamin Lieber. Summit reached on 3rd November 2025. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

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Field Value
ID 2699
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID CHNW25301
Peak ID CHNW
Year 2025
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Benjamin Lieber
Sponsor 14 Peaks Changla Khang West Expedition 2025
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2025-10-19
Summit Date 2025-11-03
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 15
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6233
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(19/10,4300m),ABC(31/10,4800m),C1(01/11,5659m)
Route Notes Team left C1 at 4 am, summited at 13:30 pm, then descended to C1. The route is 1200m and graded wi4 m4. The lower half was scrambling on buttresses and going into steep snow gullies. The upper portion is a beautiful unbroken snow/ice ridge winding toward the summit. The summit guarded by a few rock bands which were climbed via waterice inside a chimney. The weather was absolutely amazing. Not a cloud in the sky. The days prior had been poor weather with high winds and snowfall. As well the following day, November 4, the weather quickly turned foul as we made our way to base camp. Extreme winds that day made it not possible to summit had we been a day later. And then heavy snow fell for a few days during our exit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency 14 Peaks Expedition
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464088
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Benjamin Edward Lieber M 1994 USA Leader Anchorage, Alaska Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alexander Joseph Hansen M 1996 USA Climber Minnesota Photographer Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHNW25301 - - https://explorersweb.com/first-ascent-of-changla-khang-west-in-nepal/ - - -