Kangchenjunga | 2011 SW Face

A Nepal expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2011 via SW Face, led by Mingma Sherpa. Summit reached on 20th May 2011. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7107
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG11105
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2011
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Mingma Sherpa
Sponsor	14 8000m Challenge Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	83rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Plane to Bhadrapur, jeep to Tharpu->Yamphudin->Taranding->Ramche
Basecamp Date	2011-05-01
Summit Date	2011-05-20
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	19
Total Days	22
Termination Date	2011-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(01/05,5400m),C2(03/05,6600m),C3(04/05,7200m),C4(17/05,7600m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	Mingma left C4 at 6 pm of 19 May and reached summit at 6am of 20 May. He stayed on summit for 30 minutes, then returned to C4 at 3 pm and slept there. Next day 21 May, went down to BC. Iranian climber Gheichisaz, Chinese climber Yang and some Sherpas were on summit at the same time. Summit day weather was very good. Fixed rope: 600m from BC to C1 and C2 to C4.
Accidents	Frostbite on left toe (not serious)
Achievement	14th 8000er
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458253
Year	2011
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	52838
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG11105
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Mingma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	Alpinist & owner of trekking agency
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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	2011-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	83
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt
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	Brother of Chhang Dawa and Tashi Lhakpa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441676
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mingma Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	Leader	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	Alpinist & owner of trekking agency	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.