Kangchenjunga | 2022 SW Face

A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2022 via SW Face, led by Baljeet Kaur. Summit reached on 12th May 2022. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10829
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG22109
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2022
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Baljeet Kaur
Sponsor	Baljeet Kaur's 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	By heliocopter
Basecamp Date	2022-05-06
Summit Date	2022-05-12
Summit Time	0420
Summit Days	6
Total Days	9
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	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(06/05,5500m),C1(07/05,6240m),C2(09/05,6220m),C3(10/05,6836m),C4(11/05,7325m),Smt(12/05)
Route Notes	Report from Baljeet Kaur: BC 06/05 5500m by heli C1 07/05 6240m C2 09/05 6220m C3 10/05 6836m C4 11/05 7325m Smt 12/05 by Baljeet Kaur and Mingma Thindu Sherpa at 4:20 am. Oxygen: Kajur used from C3 and Sherpa from C4. Left BC on 15 May. We got stuck at BC for 2 days because of bad weather. Then on 15/05 took a helicopter ride up to Surkey and again got stuck here until the weather got cleared for 2 more days, and then on 17/05 we finally took a helicopter ride to the Everest Base Camp.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Peak Promotion
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

Field	Value
ID	81444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG22109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Baljeet
Last Name	Kaur
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Mamligh, Solan, HP, India
Occupation	Armed forces of India
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	2022-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0420
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	C3 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	2448014
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	baljeet kaur
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	81445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG22109
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	2022
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Thindu (Hapsi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
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	2022-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0420
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	2444009
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	mingma thindu (hapsi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2022
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Baljeet Kaur	F	1995	India	Leader	Mamligh, Solan, HP, India	Armed forces of India	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thindu (Hapsi) Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	15039
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG22109
Reference ID	01
Year	2022
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-climber-baljeet-kaur-two-8-000-m-peaks-nepal-1948819-2022-05-12
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	15040
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG22109
Reference ID	02
Year	2022
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.dreamwanderlust.com/news/baljeet-kaur-climbs-makalu-5th-8k-summits-in-30days
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG22109	-	-	https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-climber-baljeet-kaur-two-8-000-m-peaks-nepal-1948819-2022-05-12	-	-	-
KANG22109	-	-	https://www.dreamwanderlust.com/news/baljeet-kaur-climbs-makalu-5th-8k-summits-in-30days	-	-	-