Kangchenjunga | 2025 SW Face
A UK expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2025 via SW Face, led by Nirmal Purja. Summit reached on 10th May 2025. 29 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11658 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANG25104 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Year | 2025 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Nirmal Purja |
| Sponsor | Elite 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 | Andorra, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Romania, Switzerland, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2025-05-10 |
| Summit Time | 1405 |
| 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 | 16 |
| Summit Members | 15 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 19 |
| Summit Hired | 14 |
| 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(10,18,23/05) |
| Route Notes | Sirbaz Khan, Naila Kiani, Sasko Kedev, Wang Zhong, Hakon Aasvang and Maria Danila were clients of Imagine Nepal on the Elite Expeditions permit. Catherine Vulliez and Margareta Morin were Peak 15 Adventure clients on the Elite and SST permits. Sirbaz Khan - 28 May 2025 Approach: Drive to Ilam, Tseram, then Heli to BC. BC 13/05 5430m C1 -- C2 15/05 6300m (approx) C3 16/05 C4 17/05 Smt 18/05 by Sirbaz Khan w/o O2 or Sherpa. Smt 23/05 by Sirbaz Khan with team Imagine accompanying Naila Kiani and her Sherpa Ngima? The first summit push started from C4 at 9:30 pm on 17 May. Khan reached summit at 11:40 am on 18 May. Stayed on the summit about 30 minutes. Back to C4 around 8 pm slept there. Next day down to BC. Second summit: 0n 21 May BC to C3. On 22 May C4. Summit push started from C4 at 6:30 pm on 22 May with the team Imagine. They reached the summit at 6:20 am on 23 May. They stayed on summit for about 15 minutes then Khan back to BC around 8:30 pm and Kiani around 11:30 pm with her Sherpa. Khan had to go with Naila as one of her Sherpas got sick at the time of the summit push. Left BC on 24 May by Heli to Lukla. Oxygen: The second attempt Khan used O2 from C4 to smt to C4. By Sherpa none (??). Records: First Pakistani climber to summit without O2 all 14 peaks above 8000m and KANG twice in one season. First Pakistani female to complete 12th 8000er. Naila Kiani - 27 May 2025 Approach: Trekking to Tseram and then helicopter to BC BC 12/05 C1 -- C2 20/05 C3 21/05 C4 22/05 (3 hours rest) Smt 23/05 by Kiani and Dawa Sherpa at 6:10 am, and by Aasvang with Pemba Chhiri Sherpa and Maria Danila with Prem Tamang at 6:20 am. Team started summit push from C4 at 6:30 pm. Spent about 15 minutes on the summit and descended to BC the same day where they arrived at 11:30 pm. Left BC on 24/05 by helicopter. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by Kiani and Dawa, Aasvang and Pemba Chhiri, and Maria Danila and Prem. Sasko Kedev - 26 May 2025 Approach: By heli from KTM to BC BC 18/05 C1 -- C2 16/05 C3 21/05 C4 22/05 Smt 23/05 by Kedev and Kili Sherpa at 6:30 am. Team started summit push from C4 at 7 pm on 22/05. They spent about 15 minutes on the summit and descended to C2 where they arrived at 5 pm. On 24/05 BC at 11 am. Left BC on 26/05 by helicopter. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by Kedev and Kili. Hired: Kili Pemba Sherpa, Beding Dolakha, 15/05/1980 Catherine Vulliez - 24 May 2025 BC 16/04 5500m C2 23/04 6200m C3 07/05 6795m C4 08/05 7330m Smt 10/05 by Vulliez and Phurita Sherpa at 14:05 pm. Summit attempt on 09/05, but after one hour, we turned back because we were only 4 people and there was a lot of snow. Summit attempt on 10/05 by Vulliez and Margareta Morin. Vulliez and Purita spent 10 minutes on the summit. Good weather, no wind, a little warm. Morin didn't summit (turned back et around 8400m because too tired) and died when she was going down. Oxygen: From C4 and stopped in the descent in C4. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Elite Exped |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464316 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
29 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirmal Purja Pun Magar | M | 1983 | UK/Nepal | Leader | Dana-3, Myagdi | British army (retired) | Details Other expeditions |
| Haakon Aasvang | M | 1970 | Norway | Climber | Bergen, Norway | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Razvan Florian Barsan | M | 1981 | Romania | Climber | Sinaia, Romania | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Maria Alexandra Danila | F | 1987 | Romania | Climber | Bucharest, Romania | IT product owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Marie-Pier Desharnais | F | 1985 | Canada | Climber | Doha, Qatar | Business continuity leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Sasko Kedev | M | 1962 | Macedonia | Climber | Skopje, Macedonia | Cardiologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Sirbaz Khan | M | 1986 | Pakistan | Climber | Ali Abad, Hunza, Pakistan | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Naila Kiani | F | 1986 | Pakistan | Climber | Dubai, UAE | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nikol Algerdos Kovalchuk | F | 1983 | USA | Climber | Miami Beach, Florida | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shehla Sheikh | F | 1977 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Domenech Trastoy Diaz | M | 1981 | Andorra | Climber | Sant Julia, Andorra | Hotel owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Mario Fernando Villagran Avendano | M | 1956 | Ecuador | Climber | Ambato, Ecuador | Industrial | Details Other expeditions |
| Christine Vogondy | F | 1991 | Switzerland | Climber | Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Catherine Marcelle Rosa Vulliez | F | 1966 | France | Climber | Saint Jean d`Aulps, Haute-Savoie, France | Chief operator of a chairlift | Details Other expeditions |
| Zhong Wang | M | 1974 | China | Climber | Sichuan, China | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lopsang Bhote | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sirijangha, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Buddha Bahadur Gurung | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sandip Gurung | M | 1997 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kili Pemba (Kilu Pemba) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Tenjen Sherpa | M | 2001 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenji Sherpa | M | 2005 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Nuru Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pawai-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phuri Kitar Sherpa | M | 1997 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chaurikharka-6, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurita Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rinje Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sandesh Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Siddha Pokhari, Kerabari, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Prem Bahadur Tamang | M | 2001 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rubihali-5, Dhading | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.