Kangchenjunga | 2013 SW Face

A China expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2013 via SW Face, led by Luo Jing. Summit reached on 20th May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8088
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG13109
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	China
Leaders	Luo Jing
Sponsor	Seven Summit Treks Kangchenjunga Expedition 2013
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	98th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Taplejung
Basecamp Date	2013-04-06
Summit Date	2013-05-20
Summit Time	1510
Summit Days	44
Total Days	45
Termination Date	2013-05-21
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	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	True
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(06/04,5500m),C1(24/04,6140m),C2(09/05,6400m),C3(7000m),C4A(10/05,7250m),C4B(19/04,7450m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	BC 06 Apr 5500m C1 24 Apr 6140m C2 09 May 6400m C3 ---- 7000m C4A 10 May 7250m C4B 19 May 7450m Smt 20 May by Jing at 3:10 pm. Jing and her Sherpa Nurbu left C4 at 6:30 pm. When they reached the end of the fixed lines [8100m] at 8:30 am, Nurbu decided to go down to C4. Jing carried on without a Sherpa. Straightforward climb. She was with Park Nam-Soo from the Korean team. She stayed 20 minutes on the summit and descended with Shahlaee from Iran. They descended to C4, where they arrived at midnight. Nurbu was at C4 waiting for her. On 21 May they descended to BC. The team set up a higher C4 on the summit push. They did not sleep at 7250m on 19 May, but moved straight up to 7450m where Nurbu pitched the camp. Oxygen: Used from C4 to top to C4 by Jing Used from 8000m to high point to 8000m by Nurbu Sherpa: Nurbu, Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun, 10/12/84
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458986
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59275
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG13109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Jing
Last Name	Luo
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Beijing, China
Occupation	Quality control programmer
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	2013-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1510
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	98
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	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	2440659
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jing luo
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	59453
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG13109
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Nurbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbugaon, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8100
Summit Date 1	2013-05-20
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 8000m to high pt 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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2444019
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nurbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jing Luo	F	1975	China	Leader	Beijing, China	Quality control programmer	Details Other expeditions
Nurbu Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.