Kangchenjunga | 2019 SW Face

A Chile expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2019 via SW Face, led by Hernan Leal. Summit reached on 15th May 2019. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10272
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG19105
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2019
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Chile
Leaders	Hernan Leal
Sponsor	FastCo Boyden Kangchenjunga Expedition 2019
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	Heli to Tseram
Basecamp Date	2019-04-20
Summit Date	2019-05-15
Summit Time	0515
Summit Days	25
Total Days	27
Termination Date	2019-05-17
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	4
Summit Hired	4
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(20/04,5500m),C1(24/04,6200m),C2(28/04,6100m),C3(29/04,7000m),C4(13/05,7500m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes	BC 20/04 5500m C1 24/04 6200m C2 28/04 6100m C3 29/04 7000m C4 13/05 7500m Smt 15/05 by Leal, Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa, Lakpa Chhiri Sherpa, Chheten Sherpa and Rajan Bhote by 5:15 am. Summit team left C4 at 5:05 am on 14/04. The Sherpas were fixing the ropes and the snow was about 40cm deep but also soft. From 8300m the conditions were good – hard snow. They opened the route to 8400m. Leal’s oxygen regulator broke and he had to change it then. A group of Japanese, Bulgarian and Mexican past him. They stayed about half an hour on the summit. It was very cold but clear. They descended to C4, where they arrived at midday. On 16/05 to BC and left BC on 17/05 by heli. Oxygen: Used from C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas, C4 to top to C3 by Leal. Sherpas: Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa (with Leal on Everest in 2017) Lhakpa Chhiri Sherpa (with Leal on Everest in 2017) Chheten Dorje herpa (brother of Lhakpa Tshering and Lhakpa Chhiri) Rajan Lama Bhote Hernan Leal report on Rodrigo Vivanco: Leal arrived at BC 20/04. Rodrigo arrived on 01/05 when Leal was at BC after his rotation and he was very tired and did not meet Rodrigo before 03/05. Leal invited Rodrigo to his camp on 03/05 to meet him. Rodrigo left BC for summit rotation on 09/05, one day before 10/05. They were both at C2 together when the vestibule of Rodrigo’s tent broke. The weather forecast was bad for the following days. When Leal was on his way from C2 to C3 the storm started and they were looking for Rodrigo, who was coming up very slowly as he had carried all his gear. He never arrived at C3 as he did a bivouac between C2 and C3. At C3, Rodrigo told Leal that he could no longer use his tent as it was broken. He slept in the Peak Promotion Sherpa tents. At C3 Rodrigo put his sleeping bag on top of the tent and the tent blew it away and threw it into a crevasse. Rodrigo wanted to get his sleeping bag in the crevasse, but the others talked him into going back. Leal was at C4 on 13/05 and Rodrigo arrived at C4 on 14/05. On summit day, Leal met Rodrigo when he came down. Rodrigo was on his way up. They were at about 8000m and Rodrigo was lucid but, of course, tired. They talked and then they parted. That was the last time Leal saw Vivanco. Apparently Nirmal Purja overtook Rodrigo on his way up and Nirmal tried to convince him to come down. But of course, he refused.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Shangri-La Nepal Treks
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

Field	Value
ID	75934
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG19105
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Hernan David
Last Name	Leal Barrientos
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Chile
Status	Leader
Residence	Santiago, Chile
Occupation	Entrepeneur for Contact Centre
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	2019-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
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	C4 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	2437290
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	hernan david leal barrientos
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	75935
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG19105
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Rajan Lama
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2019-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
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	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	1st 8000er
Necrology	(1987-2019) Died 22 Nov 2019 from tuberculosis
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444687
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	rajan lama bhote
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	75936
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG19105
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Chheten Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2019-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
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	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444775
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	chheten dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	75937
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG19105
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Chhiri (Sonam)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2019-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
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	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440213
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa chhiri (sonam) sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	75938
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG19105
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Tshering (Lakpa Chhiring)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2019-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
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	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445843
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tshering (lakpa chhiring) sherpa
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hernan David Leal Barrientos	M	1966	Chile	Leader	Santiago, Chile	Entrepeneur for Contact Centre	Details Other expeditions
Rajan Lama Bhote	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Chheten Dorje Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Chhiri (Sonam) Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering (Lakpa Chhiring) Sherpa	M	1990	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.