Kangchenjunga | 2014 SW Face

A Finland expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2014 via SW Face, led by Samuli Mansikka. Summit reached on 18th May 2014. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8499
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG14114
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Finland
Leaders	Samuli Mansikka
Sponsor	Samuli Mansikka Kangchenjunga 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	By road to Ilam, Taplejung, Khewang, trek to Yamphudin->Torotong
Basecamp Date	2014-04-18
Summit Date	2014-05-18
Summit Time	0830
Summit Days	30
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2014-05-20
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	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(18/04,5500m),C1(22/04,6250m),C2(29/04,7000m),C3(30/04,7450m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	Mansikka started his summit push from C3 at 8 pm on 17 May and reached summit at 8:30 am on 18 May. He stayed on summit between 5 to 10 minutes, then back to C3 at 12:30 pm. He rested there for 2 hours, then went down to C1 where he arrived at 7 pm. Next day 19 May down to BC. Ahead of Mansikka was Kim from Korea with Sherpas. Summit was windy, but the Nepal side weather was quite good.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Snowy Horizon 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	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	61808
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG14114
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Samuli (Mika)
Last Name	Mansikka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Finland
Status	Leader
Residence	Helsinki, Finland
Occupation	Alpinist
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	0830
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	(1978-2015) Died 24 March 2015 on Annapurna I from falling in descent from summit
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441658
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samuli (mika) mansikka
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Samuli (Mika) Mansikka	M	1978	Finland	Leader	Helsinki, Finland	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.