Kangchenjunga | 2000 SW Face
A UK expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2000 via SW Face, led by Stevan Jackson. Summit reached on 13th May 2000. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3592 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANG00106 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Stevan Jackson |
| Sponsor | British Services Expedition to Kangchenjunga |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 54th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-04-11 |
| Summit Date | 2000-05-13 |
| Summit Time | 1400 |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| Total Days | 42 |
| Termination Date | 2000-05-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8586 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 150 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(11/04,5400m),C1(19/04,6200m),C2(26/04,6700m),C3(30/04,7200m),C4(12/05,7600m),Smt(13/05) |
| Route Notes | Sherpas: Nima Dorje (Beding) had climbed almost all the 8000m peaks in Nepal; had climbed Everest. Pemba Norbu (Beding) 26 years old (this was his first 8000er). The summit team left C4, on top at 2:00 pm. They spent 15 minutes on top and went down to C4 in 4 hours. It was a perfect summit day (in terms of weather). The whole team reached the summit without the use oxygen. Adrian Cole got frostbite on summit day. His fingers and toes were slightly purple; he will lose a little bit of skin but nothing else. John Foden used oxygen on 16 May from C2 to C3 due to altitude sickness he had very slight cerebral edema, but was Ok once he got to C3. John Foden and Roderick McArthur attempted to climb to summit but only got to C4 and returned due to Foden's illness. Neil Greenwood left BC on 19 April; he had severe intestinal problems, cramping and dysentery. * Almost everyone got to C4 and had a great expedition. * Koreans fixed most of the rope. * Koreans sirdar was killed by a falling serac fell and killed him (at C3). |
| Accidents | John Foden had cerebral edema; Cole had frostbite |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Summit Nepal Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454173 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David (Dave) Bunting | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Belper, Derbyshire, England | Army staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Aleck Burrell | M | 1973 | UK | Climber | Ettrick, Laurerdale, Scotland | Marine Captain | Details Other expeditions |
| Dan Carroll | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Burghead, Moray, Scotland | Air Force chief technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Adrian (Ady) Cole | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| John Doyle | M | 1965 | UK | Climber | Hereford, Herford, England | Army Sergeant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jonathan (Larry) Foden | M | 1969 | UK | Climber | Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Neil William Greenwood | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | Aldershot, Hampshire, England | Sergeant in army engineers | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew Simon (Andy) Hughes | M | 1960 | UK | Climber | Northwood, Middlesex, England | Physician (surgeon commander) | Details Other expeditions |
| Stevan K. (Steve) Jackson | M | 1953 | UK | Leader | Gosport, Hampshire, England | Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy medical services | Details Other expeditions |
| Roderick (Roddy) McArthur | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Wymondham, Norfolk, England | Major in army's Higlanders regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| David (Dave) Pearce | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England | Physical training instructor in Royal Marines (Colour Sergeant) | Details Other expeditions |
| James E. (Jim) Raitt | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Kelso, Borders, Scotland | Marine sergeant | Details Other expeditions |
| Colin William Scott | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Maidenhead, Berkshire, England | Air traffic controller in Air Force (squadron leader) | Details Other expeditions |
| Ian M. Venables | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Stafford, Staffordshire, England | Air Force corporal | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Pearce | M | 1937 | UK | Climber | Fareham, Hampshire, England | Retired naval officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje (Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1955 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Norbu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
6 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANG00106 | HIGH | - | - | - | 218:74 (Jan 2001) | - |
| KANG00106 | - | - | http://www.bluedome.co.uk/Kangchenjunga2000 | - | - | - |
| KANG00106 | - | - | http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2000/0005/0000051904.asp | - | - | - |
| KANG00106 | - | - | http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2000/0005/1000051203.asp | - | - | - |
| KANG00106 | - | - | http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2000/0003/1000031403.asp | - | - | - |
| KANG00106 | - | - | http://www.bluedome.co.uk/Kangchenjunga2000/repindex.html | - | - | - |