Kangchenjunga | 2025 SW Face

A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2025 via SW Face, led by Sarfraz Singh, Gajendra Dueba. Summit reached on 19th May 2025. 34 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11656
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG25102
Peak ID KANG
Year 2025
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Sarfraz Singh, Gajendra Dueba
Sponsor Indo-Nepal Army Kanchenjunga Expedition 2025
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 Nepal
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2025-05-19
Summit Time 0455
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 22
Summit Members 15
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 23
Summit Hired 12
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(19-20/05)
Route Notes Approach: Trekking by everyone BC 25/05 5475m C1 -- C2 03/05 6275m C3 17/05 for climbers who summited on 19/05 18/05 for climbers who summited on 20/05 C4 18/05 for climbers who summited on 19/05 19/05 for climbers who summited on 20/05 Smt 19/05 by Prashant Khadka 0455am Janak Saud at 0640am Nabin Tarami Magar at 0740am Amar Bahadur Karki at 0455am Sanjay Kumar at 0640am Sarfraz Singh at 0740am Satish Singh at 0740am Tsering Dorjey at 0740am Tarun Singh Sindhu at 0740am Smt 20/05 by Gajendra Deuba at 0630am Kesh Bahadur Karki at 0550am Ram Kumar Shrestha at 0550am Shree Krishna Paunju at 0630am Ran Bahadur Yongya at 0630am Chandra Bahadur Balami at 0630am Left BC on: 22/05 Sherpas above BC: 23 Oxygen: Taken and used by everyone from C3 to the summit and down to C4. Altogether 20 climbing members. Team split on two permits for a total of 22 pax. Shahil Khatri and Pritesh Karkee never intended to go higher than BC. 15 summited, 5 from Indian team, 10 from Nepali team. Start from C4 at 4 pm the day before summit. Down to C2 after summit. Weather perfect on 19th with great views, but horrible on 20th, from 6 am to 8 am very strong winds, white-out conditions. Members: Shahil Khatri (HP: BC, 5475m) Expedition doctor Pritesh Karkee (HP: BC, 5475m) Communications officer Mohan Lal (HP: C2, 6275m), Indian Dhane Karki (HP: 8570m), Indian Pankaj Goswami (HP: 8550m),Indian Amit Kumar Chauhan (HP: C2, 6275m), Indian Johny Laltlanmawia (HP: 8400m), Indian Prashant Khadka (S), Nepali Janak Saud (S), Nepali Nabin Tarami Magar (S), Nepali Amar Bahadur Karki (S), Nepali Sanjay Kumar (S), Indian Sarfraz Singh (S), Indian Satish Singh (S), Indian Tsering Dorjey (S), Indian Tarun Singh Sindhu (S), Indian Gajendra Deuba (S), Nepali Kesh Bahadur Karki (S, Nepali Ram Kumar Shrestha (S), Nepali Shree Krishna Paunju (S),Nepali Ran Bahadur Yongya (S), Nepali Chandra Bahadur Balami (S), Nepali
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464325
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

34 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gajendra Deuba M 1985 Nepal Leader Amargadhi-2 Dadeldhura Major General, Nepal Army Details Other expeditions
Sarfraz Singh Kular M 1977 India Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Tsering Dorjey M 1988 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Chandra Bahadur Balami M 1997 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Amit Kumar Chauhan M 1988 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pankaj Goswami M 1994 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pritesh Karkee M 1993 Nepal Commications Officer - - Details Other expeditions
Amar Bahadur Karki M 1999 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Dhane Karki M 1983 India Climber - Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Kesh Bahadur Karki M 1986 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Prashant Khadka M 1995 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Shahil Khatri M 1996 Nepal Exp Doctor - - Details Other expeditions
Sanjay Kumar M 1984 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Mohan Lal M 1987 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Johny Laltlanmawia M 1991 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Nabin Tarami Magar M 1993 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Shree Krishna Paunju M 1996 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Janak Saud M 1996 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ram Kumar Shrestha M 1997 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Satish Singh M 1988 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tarun Singh Sindhu M 1993 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ran Bahadur Yonga M 1997 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Gyalu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-2, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Kami Chhiri Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Temba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Thindu Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Thinduk Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dukpa Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phurba Sherpa M 2001 Nepal H-A Worker Mapya Dudhkoshi-1, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.