Kangchenjunga | 2012 SW Face

A USA expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2012 via SW Face, led by David Abramczyk (Abramski). Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7576
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG12102
Peak ID KANG
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David Abramczyk (Abramski)
Sponsor American on Kangchenjunga
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 2012-04-20
Summit Date 2012-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 29
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2012-05-21
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8100m due to exhaustion and lateness in the day
High Point (m) 8100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
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(20/04,5500m),C1(25/04,6200m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(17/05,7100m),C4(18/05,7600m),xxx(19/05,8100m)
Route Notes BC 20 Apr 5500m C1 25 Apr 6200m C2 29 Apr 6400m C3 17 May 7100m C4 18 May 7600m HPt 19 May 8100m by Abramski. Abramski had been on trying to climb the mountain without Sherpa support but realised that it was too hard for him. On his summit attempt he left C4 at 7 pm on 18 May. Snow conditions were good. Weather was clear. He was climbing with a Taiwanese climber, Hsiao-Shih Lee. His goggles were frozen and he had a fever, which slowed him at one stage and he was left alone. When he reached 8100m at 6 am, he thought it was already too late to carry on and decided to turn back. He descended to C4 where he arrived at 7:30 am. He slept for a few hours until noon, packed up and left to go down to C3. On his descent a snowstorm started and he got slightly lost. He started shouting and the Chilean team, led by Luis Alvarez, found him and helped him down to C3, where they arrived about 8 pm. Abramski was very tired. On 20 May he descended to BC. He left C3 at 11 am and reached BC at 11 pm. He was breaking down his camps on the descent. He left BC on 21 May together with the Chilean team, who walked all the way to Ramche. Abramski lay down on the glacier at about 5000m at about 10 pm to sleep for six hours. He carried on when the sun rose and walked to Ramche. Oxygen: Taken and used from C4 to high point to C4.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458619
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Jon Abramczyk M 1970 USA Leader Botnell, Washington Sail boat captain Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.