Kangchenjunga | 2009 SW Face

A Norway expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2009 via SW Face, led by Jon Gangdal. Summit reached on 18th May 2009. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6456
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG09106
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Norway
Leaders	Jon Gangdal
Sponsor	Kangchenjunga Expedition 2009 (on Windhorse permit)
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	74th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Sweden
Approach	Standard
Basecamp Date	2009-04-20
Summit Date	2009-05-18
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	28
Total Days	30
Termination Date	2009-05-20
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(20/04,5350m),C1(24/04,6100m),C2(27/04,6600m),C3(15/05,7100m),C4(17/05,7700m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	On 18 May at 00.00 hours Karlsson, Gangdal, Dendi and Dawa Tenzing left C4, reached summit at 10 am on 18 May, stayed on summit approx. 30 minutes, descended to C3. Pasang's high point was C4. Sherpas: Dendi Sherpa, 22/11/76 (07/08/2033), Gorakhani, Solu, Everest X2 Dawa Tenzing, 31/10/75 (7/14/2032), Beding, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X2 Pasang, 27/4/78 (14/01/2035), Lelep-8, Kangchenjunga X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Tseringma Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457474
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	48428
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG09106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Jon
Last Name	Gangdal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Leader
Residence	Kolsaas, Norway
Occupation	Partner in business advising companies about telecommunications
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	2009-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	74
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleeping in C3 & C4, climbing C4 to smt to 8000m
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	2432820
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jon gangdal
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	48429
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG09106
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Peter Mattias
Last Name	Karlsson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Sweden
Status	Climber
Residence	Bromma, Sweden
Occupation	Attorney
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	2009-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	74
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	For sleeping in C3 & C4, climbing in C4 to smt to 8000m
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	2436789
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter mattias karlsson
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48430
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG09106
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Dendi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gorakhani-2, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	2009-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	74
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	For sleeping in C3 & C4, climbing in C4 to smt to 8000m
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	2440947
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dendi sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48431
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG09106
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tenzin (Dawa Tenji)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	2009-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	74
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	For sleeping in C3 & C4, climbing in C4 to smt to 8000m
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	2440560
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tenzin (dawa tenji) sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48818
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG09106
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	2009-05-17
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	3
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2441485
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jon Gangdal	M	1954	Norway	Leader	Kolsaas, Norway	Partner in business advising companies about telecommunications	Details Other expeditions
Peter Mattias Karlsson	M	1965	Sweden	Climber	Bromma, Sweden	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gorakhani-2, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzin (Dawa Tenji) Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.