Kangchenjunga | 2014 SW Face

A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2014 via SW Face, led by Rajib Bhattarcharya. Summit reached on 18th May 2014. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8491
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG14105
Peak ID KANG
Year 2014
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Rajib Bhattarcharya
Sponsor Indian 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 Kolkata->Pashupati->Phika->Taplejung->Kombe
Basecamp Date 2014-04-21
Summit Date 2014-05-18
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 27
Total Days 32
Termination Date 2014-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8586
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(21/04,5700m),C1(25/04,6300m),C2(29/04,6700m),C3(15/05,7000m),C4(17/05,7500m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes There were 4 Indians climbing on Kangchenjunga this season: Rajib Bhattarcharya and Chhanda Gayen (both with Seven Summit Treks), Tusi Das and Dipankar Ghosh (both with Loben Sherpas). Chanda Gayen climbed the entire expedition with Rajib Bhattacharya. The duo did their acclimatization without ever sleeping at C1, this year the location not allowing all members to sleep there. So they always went to sleep at C2 instead. From beginning of May, teams were stuck at BC waiting for a favourable weather forecast window and the route to be opened. After two weeks of false starts, weather forecasts eventually announced a good weather window for the 16 to 18 May. Sherpas fixing the ropes would start on 13 May, and the BC members would start on 14 May. On 15 May Chhanda and Rajib slept at C3, and the day after as well, the forecast not being good enough. On 17 May both rested at C4 and started at 7:30 pm for the summit. On 18 May the pair reached the summit at 11 am, coming back at 8 pm to C4. Rajib had a problem on the left eye due to wind. He considers Kangchenjunga to be more difficult than Everest and Lhotse. On 19 May Rajib decided to stay again at C4 in the evening, his eye ailment having increased; besides this he could see that his right big toe had frozen again. Meanwhile Chhanda started at 10:30 pm to ascend Yalung Kang with 3 Sherpas, Tashi Sherpa, Temba Sherpa and Dawa [Wangchhu] Sherpa. On 20 May Furtemba Sherpa, climbed up to C4 to join Rajib and accompany him down. They started at 10 am and reached BC at 5:30 pm. Rajib reports he could see all 4 climbers on Yalung Kang at 1:30 pm from C3, little up in the final couloir of Yalung Kang. Furtemba having a very huge bag left some of his luggage in C2. On 21 May Furtemba went up to C2 with another Sherpa to pick up the luggage he left there the previous day. On 23 May Rajib Bhattacharya left BC for Tseram. Fixed rope: 6000m for all teams Sherpa: Dawa Wangchhu Sherpa, Tamku-5, Sankhuwasabha, (2042/06/15) Fur Temba Sherpa, Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha, (2038/04/09)
Accidents Slight frostbite on the right foot's big toe
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
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

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Rajib Bhattarcharya M 1973 India Leader Kolkata (Calcutta), India Service in jewellery shop Details Other expeditions
Fur Temba Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchu Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Tamku-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.