Kangchenjunga | 2011 SW Face

A Australia expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2011 via SW Face, led by Blair Falahey. Summit reached on 20th May 2011. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG11110
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2011
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Blair Falahey
Sponsor	Australian Kangchenjunga Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	91st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Helicopter to Ramche->Tseram
Basecamp Date	2011-04-15
Summit Date	2011-05-20
Summit Time	0830
Summit Days	35
Total Days	39
Termination Date	2011-05-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(15/04,5500m),C1(24/04,6100m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(15/05,7100m),C4(19/05,7500m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	Falahey and Dawa left C4 at 8:30 pm on 19 May for the summit. They reached to the top at 8:30 am on 20 May, stayed on summit for 30 minutes and returned to C4 at around 1:30 pm. They spent the night at C4. Next day Falahey and Dawa descended to BC. Other climbers ahead of Falahey team on summit were Chinese climbers and three Sherpas, Iranian Gheichisaz, a Serbian climber, Spanish climber Fernandez, Ted Atkins and his climbing partner and also the Indians. The weather was very good. Sherpa: Chang Dawa Sherpa, 30/7/82 (15/04/2039), Norbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1, Lhotse X1, Makalu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	Maybe the 3rd Australian to top
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	53139
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG11110
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Blair John
Last Name	Falahey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Builder
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	2011-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	91
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 to C4
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	2438909
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	blair john falahey
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	53140
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG11110
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Chhang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
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	2011-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	91
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 to C4
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	2443177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Blair John Falahey	M	1970	Australia	Leader	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Builder	Details Other expeditions
Chhang Dawa Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbu Chaur, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.