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.