Kangchenjunga | 2017 SW Face

A Nepal expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2017 via SW Face, led by Lakpa Sherpa. Summit reached on 16th May 2017. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9417
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Lakpa Sherpa
Sponsor	Himalayan Ascent Kangchenjunga Expedition 2017
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	Australia, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2017-04-14
Summit Date	2017-05-16
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	32
Total Days	37
Termination Date	2017-05-21
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8070m due to lack of rope
High Point (m)	8070
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	8500
Total Members	4
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
Summit Hired	0
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(14/04,5500m),C1(22/04,6200m),C2(04/05,6400m),C3(07/05,6900m),C4(15/04,7300m),xxx(16/05,8070m)
Route Notes	Good conditions, though deep snow at times, some gnarly crevasses to jump over. Very windy. Our team led most of the route fixing on the mountain, with assistance from other teams. We used about 8500m in total. This mountain requires good team co-operation. We had from all teams until the last push, when one team (not us) decided to do something unexpected, causing all not to summit. A lesson in teamwork.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Ascent
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460447
Year	2017
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	68603
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Christine Patricia Jensen
Last Name	Burke
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Australia/New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Marrickville Metro, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Attorney & alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8070
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
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	-
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	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2437951
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christine patricia jensen burke
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68604
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Christopher Bernard (Chris)
Last Name	Warner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Golden, Colorado
Occupation	Guide & capitalist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8070
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
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	-
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	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2436515
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher bernard (chris) warner
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68605
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Matthew Woodruff
Last Name	Du Puy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Davis, California
Occupation	IT consultant/engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8070
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
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	-
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	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2441403
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthew woodruff du puy
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68606
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Lakpa/Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8070
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
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	-
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	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2437974
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lakpa/lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	68607
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Chhiring (Tshering)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chitre, Sisuwa-9, 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8070
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
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	-
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	Nephew of Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa (Tamku)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2446388
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhiring (tshering) sherpa
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68608
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Ang Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-9, 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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2444835
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kami sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68609
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sisuwa-9, 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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2440232
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Pema Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8070
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
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	-
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	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2438663
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pema tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68611
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Ang Dorje (Ong Dorchi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, 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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	Brother of Pema Tshering
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2441590
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dorje (ong dorchi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Christine Patricia Jensen Burke	F	1968	Australia/New Zealand	Climber	Marrickville Metro, NSW, Australia	Attorney & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Bernard (Chris) Warner	M	1964	USA	Climber	Golden, Colorado	Guide & capitalist	Details Other expeditions
Matthew Woodruff Du Puy	M	1977	USA	Climber	Davis, California	IT consultant/engineer	Details Other expeditions
Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	Leader	Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhiring (Tshering) Sherpa	M	1991	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chitre, Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje (Ong Dorchi) Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10035
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.chrisjensenburke.com/blog/kanchenjunga-how-could-a-summit-push-go-so-wrong
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10036
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Reference ID	02
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.chrisjensenburke.com/blog
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10037
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG17101
Reference ID	03
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/92828870/south-canterbury-climber-abandons-second-summit-attempt-of-kanchenjunga
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG17101	-	-	http://www.chrisjensenburke.com/blog/kanchenjunga-how-could-a-summit-push-go-so-wrong	-	-	-
KANG17101	-	-	http://www.chrisjensenburke.com/blog	-	-	-
KANG17101	-	-	http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/92828870/south-canterbury-climber-abandons-second-summit-attempt-of-kanchenjunga	-	-	-