Kangchenjunga Central | 1978 SW side

A Poland expedition to Kangchenjunga Central in 1978 via SW side, led by Piotr Mlotecki. Summit reached on 22nd May 1978. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2856
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Piotr Mlotecki
Sponsor	Polish South Kangchenjunga Expedition 1978
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->Yalung Glacier
Basecamp Date	1978-04-11
Summit Date	1978-05-22
Summit Time	1415
Summit Days	41
Total Days	51
Termination Date	1978-06-01
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8482
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	3000
Total Members	7
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed illegally Kangchenjunga South (KANS-781-01)
Campsites	BC(11/04,5500m),C1(16/04,6200m),C2(24/04,6600m),C3(27/04,7150m),C4(08/05,7600m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	KANS78101
Checksum	2446124
Year	1978
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	15378
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Piotr
Last Name	Mlotecki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1925
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Engineer
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)	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	(1925-2003) Died 17 June 2003
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2422399
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piotr mlotecki
Year of Birth	1925
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	15379
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Marek
Last Name	Janas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	43
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)	8400
Summit Date 1	1978-05-25
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	True
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	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2425637
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marek janas
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15380
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Marek
Last Name	Malatynski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	31
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)	8400
Summit Date 1	1978-05-25
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	True
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	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2430121
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marek malatynski
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15381
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Bernard
Last Name	Uchmanski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Cameraman
Residence	Pruszkow, 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)	8000
Summit Date 1	1978-05-25
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	True
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	Climbed to 8000m to meet Janas and Malatynski in descent
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2426241
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bernard uchmanski
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	50387
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Wojciech
Last Name	Branski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Physicist
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8482
Summit Date 1	1978-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1415
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	2425904
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wojciech branski
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	50388
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Zygmunt Andrzej (Zyga)
Last Name	Heinrich
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Krakow, Poland
Occupation	Civil 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8482
Summit Date 1	1978-05-22
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	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	(1937-1989) Died 27 May 1989 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2426637
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zygmunt andrzej (zyga) heinrich
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	50389
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANC78102
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANC
Year	1978
Season	1
First Name	Kazimierz
Last Name	Olech
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Mechanical 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8482
Summit Date 1	1978-05-22
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	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	2423262
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazimierz olech
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1978
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Piotr Mlotecki	M	1925	Poland	Leader	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Marek Janas	M	1934	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Marek Malatynski	M	1947	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Bernard Uchmanski	M	1936	Poland	Cameraman	Pruszkow, Poland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Wojciech Branski	M	1935	Poland	Climber	-	Physicist	Details Other expeditions
Zygmunt Andrzej (Zyga) Heinrich	M	1937	Poland	Climber	Krakow, Poland	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Kazimierz Olech	M	1928	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.