Kangchenjunga | 2002 SW Face

A Kazakhstan expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2002 via SW Face, led by Ervand Elyinski. Summit reached on 13th May 2002. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4067
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Kazakhstan
Leaders	Ervand Elyinski
Sponsor	Kazakhstan Kangchenjunga Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	58th,61st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-04-18
Summit Date	2002-05-13
Summit Time	1510
Summit Days	25
Total Days	36
Termination Date	2002-05-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	2900
Total Members	8
Summit Members	7
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(18/04,5400m),C1(23/04,6100m),C2(24/04,6500m),C3(02/05,7300m),C4(04/05,7700m),Smt(13-14/05)
Route Notes	BC at Yalung Glacier (near grave of Swiss) C2 at high C2 C3 at low side of Great Shelf. 13 May 1:00 am summit party left C4 for summit attempt in rare good weather: 4 members left together and on top 3:10 pm. Technically difficult on rocks before summit and fixed 150m rope but much of route had good snow under foot and not difficult. 2 down to C4 and 2 to C3 (not enough space in C4 for all 4 because second summit party in C4), in C3 9:30 pm. May 14th party of 3 members left C4 1:00 am and on top 11:30 am (faster than 1st party because 2nd party did not have to fix ropes, to decide exactly which line to take amongst the rocks). Slept in C4 at 5 pm. Brodsky got slightly frostbitten toes very early in morning of 13th where it was extremely cold.
Accidents	Brodsky slightly frostbitten toes
Achievement	1st Kazakhstan ascent
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454905
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	31819
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Sergei
Last Name	Brodsky
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Climber
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Architectural student
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	2002-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1510
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	58
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	True
Injury Date	2002-05-13
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	7000
Death Notes	Slightly frostbitten toes
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441378
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergei brodsky
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31820
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Ervand Tikhonovich
Last Name	Ilyinski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Leader
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Sports club instructor
Leader	True
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2427902
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ervand tikhonovich ilyinski
Year of Birth	1940
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31821
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Sergei V.
Last Name	Lavrov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Climber
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Alpinist
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	2002-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	61
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	2436839
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergei v. lavrov
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Damir
Last Name	Molgachev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Climber
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Alpinist
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	2002-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	61
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	2440413
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	damir molgachev
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31823
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Vassily T.
Last Name	Pivtsov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Climber
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Alpinist
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	2002-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1510
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	58
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	2440624
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vassily t. pivtsov
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31824
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Alexei V.
Last Name	Raspopov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Climber
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Builder
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	2002-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	61
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	2438728
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexei v. raspopov
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31825
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Denis Viktorovich
Last Name	Urubko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Climber
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Alpinist
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	2002-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1510
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	58
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	2439878
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	denis viktorovich urubko
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31826
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Maxut S.
Last Name	Zhumayev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Kazakhstan
Status	Climber
Residence	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan
Occupation	Student
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	2002-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1510
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	58
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	2441126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maxut s. zhumayev
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sergei Brodsky	M	1977	Kazakhstan	Climber	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Architectural student	Details Other expeditions
Ervand Tikhonovich Ilyinski	M	1940	Kazakhstan	Leader	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Sports club instructor	Details Other expeditions
Sergei V. Lavrov	M	1965	Kazakhstan	Climber	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Damir Molgachev	M	1975	Kazakhstan	Climber	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Vassily T. Pivtsov	M	1975	Kazakhstan	Climber	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Alexei V. Raspopov	M	1970	Kazakhstan	Climber	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Builder	Details Other expeditions
Denis Viktorovich Urubko	M	1973	Kazakhstan	Climber	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Maxut S. Zhumayev	M	1977	Kazakhstan	Climber	Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan	Student	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	244:54 (Mar 2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7705
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG02102
Reference ID	02
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.russianclimb.com/kangch.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG02102	HIGH	-	-	-	244:54 (Mar 2003)	-
KANG02102	-	-	http://www.russianclimb.com/kangch.html	-	-	-