Kangchenjunga Central | 1989 SW side-N Ridge
A USSR expedition to Kangchenjunga Central in 1989 via SW side-N Ridge, led by Eduard Myslovsky. Summit reached on 15th April 1989. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2858 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANC89101 |
| Peak ID | KANC |
| Year | 1989 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW side-N Ridge |
| Route 2 | SW side-N Ridge up; N Ridge-Main Smt down |
| Route 3 | Y Kang/Main Smts-N Ridge up; S Ridge-S Smt down |
| Route 4 | S Smt-S Ridge up; N Ridge-Main/YK Smts down |
| Nationality | USSR |
| Leaders | Eduard Myslovsky |
| Sponsor | Soviet Expedition to Kangchenjunga Massif |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | True |
| Success 3 | True |
| Success 4 | True |
| Ascent 1 | 4th |
| Ascent 2 | 5th |
| Ascent 3 | 6th |
| Ascent 4 | 7th |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-03-09 |
| Summit Date | 1989-04-15 |
| Summit Time | 1730 |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8482 |
| Traverse | True |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 15 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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/traversed other Kangchenjunga summits (KANG-891-01, KANS-891-01) and Yalung Kang (YALU-891-01) |
| Campsites | BC(09/03,5350m),C1(16/03,6150m),C2(18/03,6450m),C3(24/03,7250m),C4,C5(15/04,8200m),Smt(15,29/04,01/05) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Amtrek |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | True |
| Primary Member | True |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | KANG89101 |
| Checksum | 2450116 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw side-n ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduard Vikentevich Myslovsky | M | 1937 | USSR | Leader | Moscow, USSR | Professor of radio electronics | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Anatolievich Arsentiev | M | 1958 | USSR | Climber | St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, USSR | Sports instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Sergeevich Balyberdin | M | 1949 | USSR | Climber | St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, USSR | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Anatoli Boukreev | M | 1958 | USSR | Climber | Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan, USSR | Skiing coach | Details Other expeditions |
| Valeri Nikolaevich Khrishchati | M | 1951 | USSR | Climber | Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan, USSR | Soil scientist | Details Other expeditions |
| Viktor Pastukh | M | 1957 | USSR | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Mikhail Mojaev | M | 1958 | USSR | Climber | St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, USSR | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Karataev | M | 1954 | USSR | Climber | Divnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, USSR | Alpine & skiing coach | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Igorevich Bershov | M | 1947 | USSR | Climber | Kharkov, Ukraine, USSR | Alpine & skiing coach | Details Other expeditions |
| Evgeni Vinogradski | M | 1946 | USSR | Climber | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia, USSR | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander Pogorelov | M | 1957 | USSR | Climber | Rostov-on-Don, Russia, USSR | Sports instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Mikhail Mikhailovich Turkevich | M | 1953 | USSR | Climber | Donetsk, Ukraine, USSR | Director of mountaineering club | Details Other expeditions |
| Grigori Luniakov | M | 1955 | USSR | Climber | Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan, USSR | Sports instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Koroteev | M | 1955 | USSR | Climber | Moscow, USSR | Chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Vasili Elagin | M | 1953 | USSR | Climber | Moscow, USSR | Alpine guide & geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Zijnur Khalitov | M | 1951 | USSR | Climber | Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan, USSR | Junior army officer & professional climber | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.