Kangchenjunga | 2014 SW Face

A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2014 via SW Face, led by Dipankar Ghosh. Summit reached on 18th May 2014. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8427
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG14104
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Dipankar Ghosh
Sponsor	West Bengal Kangchenjunga Expedition 2014
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Birtamod->Kebang->Yamphudin->Tortong->Cheram->Ramche->Middle camp
Basecamp Date	2014-04-11
Summit Date	2014-05-18
Summit Time	1005
Summit Days	37
Total Days	40
Termination Date	2014-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	1200
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(11/04,5500m),C1(22/04,6100m),C2(23/04,6200m),C3(15/05,6985m),C4(17/05,7400m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	Ghosh and Pasang left C4 at 6:45 pm on 17 May for the summit. They reached the summit at 10:05 am of 18 May. They stayed on summit for an hour and 10 minutes. Ghosh performed his puja on the summit, had photos and video while waiting for other three Indian climbers, Tusi Das, Rajiv Bhattacharya and Chhanda Gayen, to come up. By 11 am all three were on the top. Ghosh and Pasang returned to C4 at 7:30 pm. Next day 19 May they went down to BC. Ghosh went back to Kolkata the same way as he came to BC. He entered Nepal/Birtamod on 1 April. Ghosh said that Gayen while descending from Yalung Kang summit she fell down, not less than 1000m, along with two Sherpas who were short-roped with her. Tashi survived who was not roped. Ghosh was sent from Kolkata by the government authority to Kathmandu to launch search operation and to recover bodies of missing Indian climber and the Sherpas. But the day I met him the search team was not sure of going to the mountain for the job due to weather conditions, particularly snow fall. Sherpa: Pasang, 27/4/78 (2035/1/14), Lelep-8, Taplejung, Everest X1, Kangch X3, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Trekking Camp Nepal
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459350
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	61408
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG14104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Dipankar
Last Name	Ghosh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Occupation	Computer and stationary supply business
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	2014-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1005
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2436941
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dipankar ghosh
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61409
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG14104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung
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	2014-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1005
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 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	3rd ascent of Kangchenjunga
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441566
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dipankar Ghosh	M	1965	India	Leader	Kolkata (Calcutta), India	Computer and stationary supply business	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.