Kangchenjunga | 2022 SW Face

A Nepal expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2022 via SW Face, led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, Sanu Sherpa. Summit reached on 5th May 2022. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10823
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG22103
Peak ID KANG
Year 2022
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, Sanu Sherpa
Sponsor Pioneer Adventure Kangchenjunga Expedition 2022
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 Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Taiwan, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2022-05-05
Summit Time 1650
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8586
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 17
Summit Hired 9
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,C1,C2,C3,C4,Smt(05/05)
Route Notes Report from Lu Chang-Han: In the Spring 2022, it was a Taiwanese Lu Chung-Han (nickname Ago), he climbed Kangchenjunga. I am member of his overwatch team. Cause he got some frostbite during summit push, so he went to hospital directly after he back to Kathmandu, so he didn't met with you. He want to provide some detail about his summit push to you. To check was he summit or not. In 4 May, about 8:30 pm local time, Ago began his summit push from camp 4 7400m. He want to try without O2. In 5 May, about 2:45 pm local time, he arrived about 8495m. By the way, he saw Marco Confortola turn back in 8495m, Marco and he is only 2 persons climbing without O2 in 5 May, so they know each other. And then he continued. At about local time 5:17 pm, he arrived his highest point, and almost lost his consciousness (he still no O2). He remember he heard Sanu Sherpa (leader of fixing team) yelling "Summit!! Summit!!" and he know he is very near with summit. But that time he felt very chaos and tired, so he just stopped and sat down in that point and waiting everybody descent together. Report on Varga Csaba: According to the Hungarian tourist magazine program, the alpinist from Nagyvárad turned back from 8000 meters and started descending towards the base camp. "The optimal decision made in a tense situation is also a climbing virtue," adds Hazajóró following Varga Csaba's expeditions in his post. The civilian architect activist went through three massive acclimatization rounds before the summit attack. This time, Varga Csaba is also trying to reach the world's third highest peak, the 8586-meter Kancsendzönga, by pure climbing, without the help of supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters. Varga Csaba already tried to climb the mountain peak on the border of Nepal and India in 2018, but due to the weather conditions, he did not succeed in the summit attack even then.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Pioneer Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463932
Year 2022
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

22 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mingma Dorchi Sherpa M 1987 Nepal Co-Leader Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sanu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal Co-Leader Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Bhagwan Bhikoba Chawale M 1982 India Climber Pune, Maharasthra, India Life Insurance Cooperation (insurer for government) Details Other expeditions
Cira Idella Crowell F 1973 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Varga Csaba M 1982 Hungary Climber Nagyvarad, Transylvania, Romania Architect Details Other expeditions
Manisha Rishi Gaind F 1974 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Narayanan Iyer M 1969 India Climber Maharashtra, India - Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Kovarik M 1955 Czech Republic Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pankaj Kumar M 2000 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Chung-Han (Ago) Lu M 1983 Taiwan Climber Taipei, Taiwan Teacher of outdoor activities Details Other expeditions
Priyanka Mangesh Mohite F 1992 India Climber Satara, Maharashtra, India Research scientist Details Other expeditions
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita F 1984 Nepal Climber Gumela, Chaurikharka, Khumbu Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Satish Kumar Subramanyam M 1979 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Dandu Bhote M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Pawakhola-7, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhangwa Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Dorji/Dorchi Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nga Tashi Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ong Dorje/Dorchi Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pem Chhiri Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Phurtenji (Phur Tenzen) Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Changba Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.