Kangchenjunga | 1920 SW side, S of Smt (recon to 6400m)

A UK expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1920 via SW side, S of Smt (recon to 6400m), led by Harold Raeburn. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2862
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG20301
Peak ID KANG
Year 1920
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW side, S of Smt (recon to 6400m)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Harold Raeburn
Sponsor -
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Recon to 6400m
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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 Recon Talung (TLNG-203-01)
Campsites xxx(6400m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460
Year 1920
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw side, s of smt (recon to 6400m)

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Harold Andrew Raeburn M 1865 UK Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Colin Grant (Ferdie) Crawford M 1890 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG20301 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Kangchenjunga - 68:34-40 (Jul 1979) -
KANG20301 AJ Raeburn, H. The Southernly Walls of Kangchenjunga and the Rathong Pass (La) - 34:33-50 (1922) -
KANG20301 - Dyhrenfurth, G. O. Das Buch vom Kantsch Nymphenburger, Munich - D389