Kangchenjunga | 2019 SW Face

A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2019 via SW Face, led by Umesh Zirpe. Summit reached on 15th May 2019. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10270
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG19103
Peak ID KANG
Year 2019
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Umesh Zirpe
Sponsor Giripremi’s Mt. Kangchenjunga Eco Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 2019-04-17
Summit Date 2019-05-15
Summit Time 0515
Summit Days 28
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2019-05-18
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8586
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
Summit Hired 10
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04,5400m),C2(23/04,6280m),C3(13/05,6900m),C4(14/04,7400m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes BC 17/04 5400m C1 - (never slept in C1) C2 23/04 6280m C3 13/05 6900m C4 14/05 7400m (only some hours of rest before summit push) Smt 15/05 by Anand Mali, Ashish Mane, Bhushan Harshe, Kiran Salastekar, Krishna Dhokale, Prasad Joshi, Sumit Mandale, Rupesh Khopade, Jitendra Gaware, Vivek Shivade plus 10 Sherpas. Team set off from C4 on 14/05 at 5 pm. Everyone except Zirpe on summit between 5:15-6:15 am. Everyone back at C4 between 12-4 pm. Next day everyone down to BC. Good summit day, good weather, good conditions. Zirpe stayed at BC, never planned to go higher. Team left BC on 18/05. Zirpe back to KTM on 19/05 bringing back bodies from other team. Other members are trekking out to Tapethok. They will be back to KTM on 21/05. Oxygen: Used by all from C3-summit-C3 (some members to C2). Hired: Pasang Sherpa (S), Taplejung Chhiji Nurbu Sherpa (S), Makalu Pema Chiri Sherpa (S), Makalu Ongchhu Sherpa (S), Bhojpur Phurba Sherpa (S), Makalu 2x summit Phu Dorjee Sherpa (S), Makalu Tenzing Sherpa (S), Makalu Mingmar Sherpa (S), Okhaldhunga Pasang Dawa (S), Makalu Pasang Sherpa (S), Jarok Rope fixing team summiting on 14/05 at 3:30 pm: Lhakpa Sherpa, Khotang Phurba Sherpa, Solukhumbu Ang Dorjee Sherpa, Karikhola Dawa Phinjok, Rolwaling
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Peak Promotion
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462303
Year 2019
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

21 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Umesh Mallikarjun Zirpe M 1965 India Leader Pune, Maharashtra, India Tax consultant Details Other expeditions
Krishna Sukhadev Dhokale M 1976 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Jitendra Ramadas Gaware M 1977 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Business Details Other expeditions
Bhushan Uday Harshe M 1985 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Prasad Narendra Joshi M 1986 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Cost accountant Details Other expeditions
Rupesh Bharat Khopade M 1982 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Computer consultant Details Other expeditions
Anand Shivling Mali M 1982 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Adventure sports teacher Details Other expeditions
Sumit Suresh Mandale M 1989 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Physician Details Other expeditions
Ashish Sharad Mane M 1990 India Climber Krishnanagar, Satara, Maharashtra, India Private service Details Other expeditions
Kiran Dinanath Salastekar M 1987 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Private service Details Other expeditions
Vivek Shivade M 1989 India Climber Pune, Maharashtra, India Service Details Other expeditions
Chhiji Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ongchhu Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Dobhane-9, Bhojpur - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Zarok, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Dorchi Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing (Tenzen) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG19103 - - http://www.peakpromotionnepal.com/getDis/0/172 - - -