Kangchenjunga | 2011 SW Face

A China expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2011 via SW Face, led by Yang Chun-Feng. Summit reached on 20th May 2011. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7172
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG11113
Peak ID KANG
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Yang Chun-Feng
Sponsor Chinese Kangchenjunga Expedition 2011
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 84th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Helicopter to Ramche (two camps)
Basecamp Date 2011-04-14
Summit Date 2011-05-20
Summit Time 0600
Summit Days 36
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2011-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8586
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(14/04,5400m),C1(18/04,6200m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(15/05,7000m),C4(17/05,7500m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes Rao, Yang, Sange and Nima started their summit push from C4 at 6 pm on 19 May. They arrived summit at 6 am on 20 May and stayed on the summit around an hour. They descended to C4 at 2 pm and slept there. Next day 21 May went down to BC. Weather on summit day was good, no wind. Ahead of the Yang team on the summit were Mingma and the Iranian climber Gheichisaz. Many climbers followed the Chinese team. Ge climbed up to C2 on 22 April and spent night there. He left BC on 7 May due to business back home. Ge returned to Kathmandu on 14 May and left for home on 15 May. Sherpas: Sangay Furi, 24/11/70 (9/8/2027), Makalu-9, Kangchenjunga X2 Ngima Thundu/Thendu, 25/8/82 (9/5/2039), Makalu-9
Accidents -
Achievement -
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

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Zhen-Fang Ge M 1971 China Climber Suxhou, Jiangsu, China Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Jian-Feng Rao M 1964 China Climber Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Construction company manager Details Other expeditions
Chun-Feng Yang M 1968 China Leader Chengdu, Sichuan, China Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Sangay Phuri (Sangay Furi) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Thundu/Thendu Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.