Kangchenjunga | 2006 SW Face

A Colombia expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2006 via SW Face, led by Ivan Vallejo. Summit reached on 22nd May 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5310
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG06101
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Colombia
Leaders	Ivan Vallejo
Sponsor	South American Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	70th w/Garcia
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Ecuador
Approach	By helicopter to Taplejung
Basecamp Date	2006-04-14
Summit Date	2006-05-22
Summit Time	1706
Summit Days	38
Total Days	72
Termination Date	2006-06-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	1500
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
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(14/04,5500m),C1(24/04,6200m),C2(29/04,6800m),C3(07/05,7200m),C4(21/05,7700m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	On 19 May Vallejo, Gonzalez-Rubio and Juanito's team left C3 at 2:10 am. The weather was good. When they got to 8300m the weather closed in and they decided to turn back to C3, where they arrived at 4:30 pm. On 20 May everybody decided to descend to BC, but Vallejo stayed at C3. Even though he was tired he thought he could give it another try. Joao Garcia was on his way up, which Vallejo knew. He arrived on 21 May at midday. Vallejo and Garcia carried on to C4, where they arrived at 6 pm on 21 May. On 22 May they left C4 at 3:20 am. The conditions were good, a bit of fresh snow. Weather was clear, but the climb was hard. They spent about 30 minutes on summit and descended to C4 where they arrived at 9 pm. When they arrived at C4 they could not melt any snow as they could not find the gas Garcia had deposited previously. The next day they left C4 at 10 am and arrived at BC at 9 pm. They stopped at C3 for drinks as there was gas. The climb was very strenous, not because of the technical difficulties, but because of the long distance.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Ang Nuru Sherpa
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456379
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	40224
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG06101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Fernando Alonso
Last Name	Gonzalez-Rubio Polanco
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Colombia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bogota, Colombia
Occupation	Tourism administrator
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	8300
Summit Date 1	2006-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438074
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fernando alonso gonzalez-rubio polanco
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40225
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG06101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Edgar Ivan
Last Name	Vallejo Ricaurte
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Ecuador
Status	Leader
Residence	Quito, Ecaudor
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	True
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	2006-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1706
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	70
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	2434841
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edgar ivan vallejo ricaurte
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Fernando Alonso Gonzalez-Rubio Polanco	M	1968	Colombia	Climber	Bogota, Colombia	Tourism administrator	Details Other expeditions
Edgar Ivan Vallejo Ricaurte	M	1959	Ecuador	Leader	Quito, Ecaudor	Teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.