Kangchenjunga | 2009 SW Face

A Italy expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2009 via SW Face, led by Romano Benet. Summit reached on 17th May 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6452
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG09102
Peak ID KANG
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Romano Benet
Sponsor Italian Annapurna-Kangchenjunga Expedition
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 2009-05-01
Summit Date 2009-05-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 21
Termination Date 2009-05-22
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7500m due to Benet's bad health
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 Attempted Annapurna I (ANN1-091-02)
Campsites BC(01/05,5300m),C1(05/05,6200m),C2(08/05,6600m),C3(15/05,7200m),xxx(17/05,7500m)
Route Notes Italian Annapurna I/Kangchenjunga Expedition, led by Romano Benet - 24 April 2009 Kangchenjunga Benet and Meroi flew from Kathmandu to Biratnagar on 25 April and trekked to BC, which they pitched on 1 May at 5300m, slightly lower than other teams camps. They made a deposit camp on 5 May at 6200m at the top of the first icefall; this was simply a storage place and never occupied. On the 8th they set their C2 at 6600m, midway up the second icefall. On the 9th they climbed up to 7000m, where strong winds forced them to turn back and sent them down to BC on the 10th. On 14 May they resumed their climb. They went directly to C2, and on the 15th they pitched C3 at 7200m at the beginning of the plateau known as the Great Shelf. They stayed in the camp on the 16th because of the wind. On 17 May they climbed up from C3 to set up their C4. But at 7500m, above the Great Shelf, they decided to go down because Benet was not feeling well. He apparently had some king of pulmonary infection. They returned to C2 for that night and descended all the way to BC on the 18th. Benet was feeling no better on the 18th, and they decided to abandon their attempt on Kangchenjunga. There was no question of Meroi's staying on the mountain without him: "We always climb together," she explained (furthermore, he was her husband). They left BC four days later. Benet had not fully recovered when they were in Kathmandu and he planned to get a medical check-up when they got home.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457473
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Romano Benet M 1962 Italy Leader Tarvisio, Udine, Italy Alpine gear shop manager Details Other expeditions
Nives Meroi F 1961 Italy Climber Tarvisio, Udine, Italy Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.