Kangchenjunga | 2003 SW Face
A Spain expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2003 via SW Face, led by Josep Noguera. Summit reached on 4th October 2003. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4495 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANG03301 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Josep Noguera |
| Sponsor | Kangchenjunga Expedition 2003 |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-09-12 |
| Summit Date | 2003-10-04 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 22 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2003-10-10 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6600m due to deep snow, not enough manpower |
| High Point (m) | 6600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(12/09,5500m),C1(26/09,6370m),xxx(04/10,6600m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Yalung Glacier (normal site) C1 at narrow long platform High point at 6600m on snow below Great Shelf. First week very bad weather and spent that time in BC playing cards. Then tried to go up to C1 site, but very deep snow. Route above C1 went down into small glacier valley and then up towards C2 site at 7000m. All 4 climbing members were always together on the mountain and all 4 reached high point, but deep snow and cloudy weather constantly, so gave up attempt to climb above 6600m and on 4 Oct, when reached there, decided that was enough. "Very big mountain for only 4 people." |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Barunche Treks |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455415 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emili Marquilles Fiqueres | M | 1950 | Spain | Exp Doctor | Sant Fruitos de Bages, Barcelona, Spain | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Antonio Montalban de la Torre | M | 1963 | Spain | Climber | Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain | Installs utility lines in buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Josep Noguera Pous | M | 1970 | Spain | Leader | Castellar del Valles, Barcelona, Spain | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Antoni Oriol Canas | M | 1963 | Spain | Climber | Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain | Owner of company working on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Roger Sellent Cirera | M | 1971 | Spain | Climber | Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain | Owner of company working on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.