Kangbachen | 1974 NW Face

A Poland expedition to Kangbachen in 1974 via NW Face, led by Piotr Mlotecki. Summit reached on 26th May 1974. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Piotr Mlotecki
Sponsor	First Polish Himalaya Nepal Exped 1974 (Polski Club Gorski)
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	Dharan->Taplejung->Ghunsa
Basecamp Date	1974-04-16
Summit Date	1974-05-26
Summit Time	1120
Summit Days	40
Total Days	45
Termination Date	1974-05-31
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7902
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	6
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	15
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(16/04,4950m),C1(20/04,5400m),C2(02/05,5800m),C3A(05/05,6200m),C3B(14/05,6350m),C4(18/05,6700m),C5(23/05,7100m),C6(25/05,7450m),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes	MP Khanal, MFA - 28 May 74 Climbed 26 May at 11:20 am by Branski, Rubinowski, Malatynski, Olech and Klaput. 6 were supposed to go to summit, but Olszewski could not go above C6 which established 25 May at 7450m. Driver and leader going up with axe and other necessary medicine for Olszewski who is sick at C6. Expect leave BC 31 May for Biratnagar. Hamal, MFA - 25 May 74 (message dated 24 May) Established C5 on 23 May at 7100m. Plan to establish C6 24 May and if weather favourable, make assault on summit 25 May. Branski - 4 Apr 74 8 members on 29th March left Biratnagar for Taplejung. 1 member by plane to Taplejung. Branski again to Biratnagar tomorrow. Branski - 21 March 74 4 Sherpas including sirdar Dorji Walung, plus 1 cook, 2 kitchen boys and 1 mailrunner. 3 in KTM hope leave about 26th to Biratnagar. Baggage should arrive today and 8 days to Biratnagar. No news of members coming up by car. Plan to fly to Taplejung if possible. Would save one week's trekking time, otherwise 15-16 days approach march to BC. Branski - 4 March 74 Leader and 2 arrive today. 2 on ship to Madras with baggage. All others leave Warsaw today and of these 2 to Madras by air and 8 by car and 1 by air to Biratnagar. Base camp on Ramtang Glacier about 4500m. 6 to 7 light camps depending on snow conditions. Same approach as Japanese and Yugoslavs via NW Face. Letter from W. Branksi - April 27, 1974 At BC on Ramtang Glacier 4950m Expedition Report 1 Our advanced group consisting of Kazimierz Olech, Andrzej Gardas, Marek Malatynski, Marek Rogalski. Andrzej Sobolewski and two Sherpas established the BC on Ramtang Glacier at altitude of 4950m on 16th April. Three members of that group: Olech, Gardas and Sobolewski established C1 at altitude 5400m on 20th April. The main group with all the expedition members carried by about 195 porters arrived to Base Camp on 24th April and started to develop base arrangements. In the meantime expedition members facilitates the track between BC and C1. Climbing conditions not favourable. Deep snow and every day snow fall unables fast advance of mountain action. Letter from W. Branski - May 17, 1974 Expedition Report 2 On the 2nd of May three expedition members: W. Branski, Mlotecki and M. Rogalski established C2 on the snow plateau above the Ramtang Glacier icefall at altitude of about 5880m. The same team on the 6th of May established C3 at altitude of about 6200m somewhere below the ridge dividing Ramtang and Jannu glaciers. After finding the way up by K. Olech and A. Sobolewski, a team consisting of: W. Branski, W. Klaput, M. Malatysnki and Z. Rubinowski on 14th of May reached the col deciding to shift here C3 which now is placed at altitude of about 6350m. Because of the very ba weather condition (almost every day snow fall, warm, avalanches), we were forced to cancel our C1 placed somewhere in the middle of the ice fall. Now, our supply to C2 and the way up follows the old Yugoslavian track on the left side of Ramtang Glacier. On the 16th of May the highest reached point by our expedition had altitude of 6500m. We could not continue climbing and were forced back by heavy winding. On the 17th of May two expedition members: A. Gardas and A. Sobolewski leave BC going back to country. W. Branski - 2 July 1974 Expedition Final Report About middle of May it became clear that we would not reach the top of Kangbachen while trying to establish higher camps 5 and 6 in normal way. It was decided to scale the summit in somehow alpine style climbing up with all the needed eqipment and food without coming back to lower camps for rest. The team is consisting 4 members: W. Branski, W. Klaput, M. Malatynski and Z. Rubinowski together with 3 Sherpas left BC on 19th of May. On 21st of May they reached C3 situated on the col. On the next day two other members acting up to now above the C3 joined the party and they established C4 an altitude 6800m. On 23 of May carrying very heavy loads (2 tents, climbing equipment and food for 5-6 days) the 6 members started to traverse steep slope. All Sherpas were send to lower camps for supply of oxygen up to the C4 in amount sufficient for only medical purposes. The party reached only 7100m and stayed at night in tents pitched in very uncomfortable platforms made by them by digging snow and ice. Next day they gained about 200m more continuing to traverse dangerous slope. Snow conditions were very bad. They sinked above knees. Bivouac was also very difficult. On 25 of May they reached altitude about 7500m climbing upwards steepy couloir. One of the members felt bad having symptoms of high altitude illness. On 26 of May team consisting 5 members and climbing without loads reached the top of Kangbachen at 11:20 am. Before reaching the top they found that both Kangbachen and Yalung Kang arise from common flat plateau. the summit of the former creates three tops, one lower rocky and two higher snowy. After visiting all of them and reporting by radio telephone to base they left a piece of paper with the date and names of members within a plastic bag put under a few stones. They took some pictures but weather was very bad, sky clouded and heavy wind. Liaison officer and one of the members staying actaully at BC could see 5 men at the top of Kangbachen with help of a lunnette. They started to walk down about 1 pm. Next day it occurred that J. Olszewski is in very bad condition, he lost conciousness and was not able to walk independently. The group contacted with C4 where leader and doctor stayed actually. They both as well as another member M. Rogalski and one Sherpa left the camp carrying oxygen and walking fast to meet descending party. The descending party was forced to leave tents because sliding of the sick friend was difficult and responsible task. At the end of day they met the rescue party. There was no other possibilities but only to dig snow caves. The whole next day they transported the sick fellow who yet was better and tried to walk few steps afterwards resting long. They reached finally C4 where already more members were collected to change the tired team. They could walk now fast reaching on the same day C3. On the next day they reached BC ecaping from steep slopes where avalanches started to fall down. Remaining members came to BC on the following day. On the 1st of June [BC] was liquidated and with some 70 porters we started our way down. We divided ourself in different parties leaving Nepal to Poland on various ways. But majority goes the Polish-made personal cars awaiting us at Raxaul.
Accidents	No accidents except Olszewski high altitude effects, but recovering
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2444663
Year	1974
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	14766
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Piotr
Last Name	Mlotecki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Technician
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1974-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1925-2003) Died 17 June 2003
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2422478
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piotr mlotecki
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	14767
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Kazimierz
Last Name	Olech
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7902
Summit Date 1	1974-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1120
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423342
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazimierz olech
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	14768
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Wojciech
Last Name	Branski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber/Exp Secretary
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Physicist and engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7902
Summit Date 1	1974-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1120
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2425984
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wojciech branski
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14769
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Andrej
Last Name	Gardas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Biologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Left early
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-67
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrej gardas
Year of Birth	-
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	14770
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Wieslaw
Last Name	Klaput
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7902
Summit Date 1	1974-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1120
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430074
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wieslaw klaput
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14771
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Marek
Last Name	Malatynski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7902
Summit Date 1	1974-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1120
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430185
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marek malatynski
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14772
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Jozef
Last Name	Olszewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zakopane, Poland
Occupation	Technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7450
Summit Date 1	1974-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	1974-05-25
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	7450
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2427425
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jozef olszewski
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14773
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Maciej
Last Name	Piatkowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-67
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maciej piatkowski
Year of Birth	-
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14774
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Marek
Last Name	Rogalski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	1974-05-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2429559
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marek rogalski
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14775
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Zbigniew
Last Name	Rubinowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Kielce, Poland
Occupation	Geologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7902
Summit Date 1	1974-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1120
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-82
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zbigniew rubinowski
Year of Birth	-
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14776
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Andrzej
Last Name	Sobolewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6350
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2424546
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrzej sobolewski
Year of Birth	1931
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14777
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Zbigniew
Last Name	Stasyszyn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Poznan, Poland
Occupation	Cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2426224
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zbigniew stasyszyn
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14778
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Andrzej
Last Name	Strumillo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Member
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Painter (artist)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Left expedition early (was not a climber)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-67
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrzej strumillo
Year of Birth	-
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	14779
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	15
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Szymon
Last Name	Wdowiak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Milanowek, Poland
Occupation	Geologist & photographer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2425587
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	szymon wdowiak
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14780
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Andrzej
Last Name	Pietraszek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1974-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2427666
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrzej pietraszek
Year of Birth	1940
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29588
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Member ID	16
Peak ID	KANB
Year	1974
Season	1
First Name	Walung Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-67
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	walung dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1974
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

16 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Piotr Mlotecki	M	1925	Poland	Leader	Warsaw, Poland	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Kazimierz Olech	M	1928	Poland	Deputy Leader	Warsaw, Poland	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Wojciech Branski	M	1935	Poland	Climber/Exp Secretary	Warsaw, Poland	Physicist and engineer	Details Other expeditions
Andrej Gardas	M	-	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Wieslaw Klaput	M	1946	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Marek Malatynski	M	1947	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Jozef Olszewski	M	1939	Poland	Climber	Zakopane, Poland	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Maciej Piatkowski	M	-	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Marek Rogalski	M	1945	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Rubinowski	M	-	Poland	Climber	Kielce, Poland	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Andrzej Sobolewski	M	1931	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Stasyszyn	M	1936	Poland	Climber	Poznan, Poland	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Andrzej Strumillo	M	-	Poland	Member	Warsaw, Poland	Painter (artist)	Details Other expeditions
Szymon Wdowiak	M	1934	Poland	Climber	Milanowek, Poland	Geologist & photographer	Details Other expeditions
Andrzej Pietraszek	M	1940	Poland	Exp Doctor	Warsaw, Poland	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Walung Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1355
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	01
Year	1974
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Olech, Kazimierz W.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1975
Language	-
Citation	49:189 (1975)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1566
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	02
Year	1974
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Olech, K.
Title	The First Ascent of Kangbachen, 1974
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1974
Language	-
Citation	33:58-62 (1973-74)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1682
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	03
Year	1974
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Olech, Kazimierz
Title	The First Ascent of Kangbachen
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1975
Language	-
Citation	80:29-36 (1975)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1722
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	04
Year	1974
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Mlotecki, Piotr
Title	Kangbachen Zdobyty
Publisher	Wydawnictwo 'Sport i Turystyka', Warswa
Publication Date	1977
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	M440
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1723
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	05
Year	1974
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Malatynski, Marek
Title	W Cienu Kangczendzengi
Publisher	Iskry, Warsaw
Publication Date	1978
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	M117
Notes	German edition also available "Im Schatten des Kangchendzonga"

Field	Value
ID	1724
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	06
Year	1974
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Branski, Wojciech
Title	Do Himalajow Wiecznych Sniegow Skarbnicy
Publisher	Nasza Ksiegarnia, Warsaw
Publication Date	1981
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	B541
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3695
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	07
Year	1974
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1974
Language	-
Citation	37:10 (Jul 1974)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3858
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	08
Year	1974
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman
Title	Kangchenjunga
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1979
Language	-
Citation	68:34-40 (Jul 1979)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13110
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	09
Year	1974
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197518902/Asia-Nepal-Kangbachen
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13666
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	10
Year	1974
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/33/13/the-first-ascent-of-kangbachen-1974/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13876
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANB74101
Reference ID	11
Year	1974
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1975_files/AJ%201975%2028-36%20Olech%20Kangbachen.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

11 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANB74101	AAJ	Olech, Kazimierz W.	-	-	49:189 (1975)	-
KANB74101	HJ	Olech, K.	The First Ascent of Kangbachen, 1974	-	33:58-62 (1973-74)	-
KANB74101	AJ	Olech, Kazimierz	The First Ascent of Kangbachen	-	80:29-36 (1975)	-
KANB74101	-	Mlotecki, Piotr	Kangbachen Zdobyty	Wydawnictwo 'Sport i Turystyka', Warswa	-	M440
KANB74101	-	Malatynski, Marek	W Cienu Kangczendzengi	Iskry, Warsaw	-	M117
KANB74101	-	Branski, Wojciech	Do Himalajow Wiecznych Sniegow Skarbnicy	Nasza Ksiegarnia, Warsaw	-	B541
KANB74101	MM	-	-	-	37:10 (Jul 1974)	-
KANB74101	MM	Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman	Kangchenjunga	-	68:34-40 (Jul 1979)	-
KANB74101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197518902/Asia-Nepal-Kangbachen	-	-	-
KANB74101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/33/13/the-first-ascent-of-kangbachen-1974/	-	-	-
KANB74101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1975_files/AJ%201975%2028-36%20Olech%20Kangbachen.pdf	-	-	-