Kangchenjunga | 2022 SW Face
A UK expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2022 via SW Face, led by Jon Gupta. Summit reached on 12th May 2022. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10825 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANG22105 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Year | 2022 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Jon Gupta |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Guides 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 | - |
| Approach | Trekked in via Yalung Glacier |
| Basecamp Date | 2022-04-26 |
| Summit Date | 2022-05-12 |
| Summit Time | 0730 |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 19 |
| Termination Date | 2022-05-15 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8586 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 6 |
| 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(26/04,5500m),C1(6240m),C2(03/05,6220m),C3(10/05,6836m),C4(11/05,7325m),Smt(12/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 26/04 5500m C1 -- 6240m C2 03/05 6220m C3 10/05 6836m C4 11/05 7325m Smt 12/05 by all members and Sherpas at 7:30 am. Team reached C4 at about 1 pm on 11/05 and left for the summit at 8:30 pm on the same day. Straightforward climb. Relentlessly steep. Pretty warm night. They spent about half an hour on the summit and descended to C2, where they arrived at about 7 pm. On 13/05 all members and Sherpa back to BC. Left BC on 15/05 helicopter back to Kathmandu apart from Jones-Warner who runs from Kangchenjunga BC to Everest BC to Kathmandu. Fixed rope: 100m on the descent around 8350m (where snow turns to rock). Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members and Sherpas. Sherpas: Pemba Nuru (Khumjung) Dawa Tenji (Khumjung) Lhakpa Wangchu (Pangboche) Ang Kame (Makalu) Ang Tendi (Bupsa) Mingmar Rinji (Makalu) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463939 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Christian Gupta | M | 1986 | UK | Leader | Caernarfon, Wales | Expedition leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Adam Stephen Booth | M | 1981 | UK | Climber | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew John Elkin | M | 1991 | UK | Climber | Heywood, Greater Manchester, England | Prison officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rupert Guy Jones-Warner | M | 1991 | UK | Climber | Chichester, W Sussex, England | Soldier | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Mathew Brian Lawfield | M | 1986 | UK | Climber | Deiniolen, Wales | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Paul Martiny Roberts | M | 1990 | UK/S Africa | Climber | Sidmouth, Devon, England | Landowner | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Kami Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tendi Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tenzing (Dawa Tenji) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingmar Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.