Kangchenjunga | 2000 SW Face

A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2000 via SW Face, led by Sunil Dutt Sharma. Summit reached on 10th May 2000. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3588
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG00102
Peak ID KANG
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Sunil Dutt Sharma
Sponsor Indian ITBP Kangchenjunga Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 56th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Hile->Yamphudin->Tseram->Yalung Kang Glacier
Basecamp Date 2000-04-18
Summit Date 2000-05-10
Summit Time 1545
Summit Days 22
Total Days 41
Termination Date 2000-05-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8586
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 3200
Total Members 15
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
Summit Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(18/04,5430m),C1(23/04,6400m),C2(02/05,6800m),C3(06/05,7300m),C4(09/05,7700m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes BC at Yalung Glacier C1 at above Yalung Glacier C3 on plateau. First summit attempt reached 8400m and turned due to sickness of Pasang Bhutti Sherpa (altitude). On first summit attempt there was also Pradeep Kumar, Ram Herra and Deep Lopsang on this attempt. Pasang Norbu and Dawa Wangchuk are from Makalu area (this is their first 8000m peak summit).
Accidents None except illness of Pasang Butti [IM 26 account says that Deep Lobsang was the ill climber]
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Makalu
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454170
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ram Herra M 1963 India Climber Sumyora, Bageswer, UP, India Policeman Details Other expeditions
Mohammad Ali Khan M 1969 India Climber Kalsi, Dehradun, UP, India Policeman Details Other expeditions
Arjun Singh Negi M 1968 India Climber Barang, Kinnaur, HP, India Government servant Details Other expeditions
Ashok Kumar Negi M 1966 India Climber Mebar, Tensil Kalpa, Kinnaur, HP, India Police officer Details Other expeditions
Pradeep Kumar M 1973 India Climber Chhitkur, Sangla, Kinnaur, HP, India Police officer Details Other expeditions
Poonam Sharma F 1968 India Climber Kulhiali, Una, UP, India Policewoman Details Other expeditions
Sunil Dutta Sharma M 1962 India Leader New Delhi, India Police staff Details Other expeditions
Jarnali Singh M 1970 India Climber Rajour, Chamba, HP, India Police Details Other expeditions
Vijay Singh M 1968 India Climber Daula, Garhwal, UP, India Police Details Other expeditions
Bhaskar Dewan M 1971 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Bhanu Prakash Rai M 1970 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Deep Lopsang Sherpa M 1965 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Sange Pasang Bhutti M 1965 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Wangchuk Sherpa M 1965 India Climber Darjeeling, India (born Makalu-Barun) ITBP subinspector Details Other expeditions
Pal Yash M 1967 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Norbu Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG00102 HIGH - - - 218:75 (Jan 2001) -
KANG00102 IM Sharma, S. D. Kangchenjunga by the Southwest Face - 36:16-19 (2001) -