Kangchenjunga | 2025 SW Face

A Ecuador expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2025 via SW Face, led by Oswaldo Freire Cartagena. Summit reached on 18th May 2025. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11657
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG25103
Peak ID KANG
Year 2025
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Ecuador
Leaders Oswaldo Freire Cartagena
Sponsor 14 Peaks 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 Lithuania, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2025-05-18
Summit Time 0730
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 7
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 8
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(18,24/05)
Route Notes Oswaldo Freire Cartagena - 25 May 2025 Approach: Plane to Bhadrapur, jeep & trekking to Tseram, heli from Tseram to BC. BC 22/04 C1 26/04 C2 27/04 C3 16/05 C4 17/05 Smt 18/05 by all members and Sherpas at 07:10 am. Navarro sick with gastritis after first rotation. He and Cartagena flew to Lukla for two nights, where he was treated and recovered. Back to Kangchenjunga, whole team together in time for summit push. Start from C4 at 9:45 pm on 17/05. On the summit at 07:10 am. Beautiful weather, clear skies, perfect views. Spent 1 hour on the top. Back to C4 around noon, and on to C3 for the night. Arrival C3 at 3-4 pm. Next day to BC. Left BC on 20/05 heli from BC to KTM via Taphetok. Oxygen: Taken and used by Navarro and Espinosa from C3 to the summit and down to C4. By Cartagena and Chamoreau from C4 to the summit and down to C4. By Sherpas from C4 to the summit and down to C4. Members: Oswaldo Aurielo Freire Cartagena (S) Maxime Alvarez Chamoreau (S) Sebastian Arizpe Navarro (S) Andres Salinas Espinosa (S) Hired: Ang Tenzin Sherpa (S), Makalu-09, Sankhuwasabha Ming Dorchi Sherpa (S), Makalu-05, Sankhuwasabha Ngima Thinduk Sherpa (S), Makalu-09, Sankhuwasabha Pem Ngima Sherpa (S), Gaurishankar-07, Dolakha, DOB 02/11/1997 Antonina Samoilova - 26 May 2025 Approach: By heli from KTM to BC BC 19/05 C1 -- C2 21/05 C3 22/05 C4 23/05 7400m (upper C4) Smt 24/05 by all members and Chhangba Sherpa at 6 am. For Samoilova the coldest and hardest summit push of all 8000ers. Steep climb, rocky part before summit when one is already exhausted. Start from C4 at 6 pm on 23/05. Samoilova had some trouble with her oxygen bottle at 8400m, ran out of oxygen for 15 minutes and immediately started to feel very cold. Nima Sherpa gave her his own bottle and abandoned his summit push consequently. Members with Chhangba Sherpa on the summit at 6 am. Stayed on the top for 5-10 minutes, very bad weather, very cold. Down to C4 for the night, arrival at C4 at 12-1 pm. Weather didn’t allow them to descend further that day. Next day down to BC. Left BC on 26/05. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit and down to C2 by members, from C4 to summit and down to C4 by Chhangba Sherpa. Members: Antonina Samoilova (S) Mindaugas Satkauskas (S) Hired: Nima Sherpa (HP: 8400m) Chhangba Sherpa (S)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency 14 Peaks Expedition
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464324
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Oswaldo Aurielo Freire Cartagena M 1973 Ecuador Leader Quito, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Maxime Alvarez Chamoreau M 1994 Mexico Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Sebastian Arizpe Navarro M 1996 Mexico Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Belkovich M 1973 Russia Climber Moscow, Russis General Manager of JSC NPO Nauka Details Other expeditions
Andres Salinas Espinosa M 2000 Mexico Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Antonina Samoilova F 1988 Ukraine Climber Kyiv, Ukraine Interior designer & restaurant owner Details Other expeditions
Mindaugas Satkauskas M 1985 Lithuania Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tezin (Ang Tenji) Sherpa M 2002 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhangba Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ming Dorchi Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nang Pemba Sherpa M 2002 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Dorchi Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pem Ngima Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Gaurishankhar-7, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.