Kangchenjunga | 2008 SW Face
A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2008 via SW Face, led by Satish Chander Nair. Summit reached on 25th May 2008. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6031 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANG08101 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Satish Chander Nair |
| Sponsor | Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) Expedition 2008 Mt Kangchenjunga |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 71st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | From India entered at Kakarvitta->Taplejung |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-04-16 |
| Summit Date | 2008-05-25 |
| Summit Time | 1255 |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 44 |
| Termination Date | 2008-05-30 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8586 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 6200 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(16/04,5224m),C1(20/04,6579m),C2(29/04,6674m),C3(09/05,7254m),C4(16/05,7591m),Smt(25/05) |
| Route Notes | C3 at Great Shelf C4 just above Great Shelf. BSF Expedition 2008 Mt. Kangchenjunga led by Satish Chander Nair - 8 June 2008 The expedition's summit push was made by five members and five Sherpas who started from BC on 18 May. They were Bounthiyal, Dahal, Dharmshaktu, Praveen Kumar, Kedar Singh, Pasang Sherpa, Ngata Sherpa, Dawa Jangbu, Sangay Furi and Lhakpa Sherpa. They went to C2 on the 18th, C3 on the 19th, and 21st to C4, where they waited for oxygen and other supplies to be brought up to them from C3. On 24 May at 11:00 pm the ten climbers left C4 for the summit and all of them reached the top between 12:55 and 1:00 pm on the 25th. They returned to C4 at 8:00 pm, were in C2 on the 26th and BC on the 27th. The expedition fixed 6200m of rope from the first ice wall just above BC to slightly below the col between Yalung Kang and Kangchenjunga's main peak, at which point the climbers traversed to the right on Kangchenjunga's SW Face and thence to the summit. They had 42 bottles of oxygen with them. It was used by only the summit party in their push from C3 to the top to C4. All of them used it. Sherpas: Dawa Jangbu, 18/1/80 (4/10/2036), Tamakhani-8, Solu, no 8000ers Pasang Sherpa, 27/4/78 (4/1/2035), Lelep-8, Taplejung, no 8000ers Ngata Sherpa, 2/2/76 (9/10/2032), Lelep-9, Everest 23/5/07 Lhakpa Sherpa, 26/11/82 (11/8/2039), Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang, no 8000ers Sangay Phuri/Furi, 24/11/70 (9/8/2027), Makalu-9, no 8000ers |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Gateway to the Himalaya |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457115 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
17 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamlesh Kumar Bounthiyal | M | 1969 | India | Climber | Gounchaket, Puri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India | Sergeant major in BSF (Border Security Force), posted headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Pritam Chand | M | 1981 | India | Climber | Amarpur, Hamirpur, HP, India | Constable in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Manoj Dahal | M | 1979 | India | Climber | New Delhi, India | Constable in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu | M | 1973 | India | Climber | Bouna, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India | Inspector in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Praveen Kumar | M | 1977 | India | Climber | Latehra, Mandi, HP, India | Constable in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Rakesh Kumar | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Koi, Dehra, HP, India | Constable in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Praveen Singh Lohia | M | 1975 | India | Climber | Sari, Kangra, HP, India | Head constable in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Satish Chander Nair | M | 1960 | India | Leader | Mannankara, Chira, Tirulalla, Kerala, India | Assistant commandant in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudra Singh Negi | M | 1978 | India | Climber | Pokhara, Chamdi, Uttarakhand, India | Assistant commandant in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Koneru Surya Nageshwara Rao | M | 1970 | India | Climber | Thurpu Kamma Palem, Andhra Pradesh, India | Constable in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Kedar Singh Koranga | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Devali, Uttaranchal, India | Constable in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Naresh Singh | M | 1956 | India | Deputy Leader | Chaunli, Uttarakhand, India | Inspector in BSF headquarters | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tamakhani-8, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngata (Nada) Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sangay Phuri (Sangay Furi) Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.