Kangchenjunga | 1977 E Spur-N Ridge
A India expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1977 via E Spur-N Ridge, led by Narinder Kumar. Summit reached on 31st May 1977. 23 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2175 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KANG77101 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Year | 1977 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 3 |
| Route 1 | E Spur-N Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Narinder Kumar |
| Sponsor | Indian Army Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 3rd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Sikkim->Zemu Glacier |
| Basecamp Date | 1977-03-24 |
| Summit Date | 1977-05-31 |
| Summit Time | 1454 |
| Summit Days | 68 |
| Total Days | 77 |
| Termination Date | 1977-06-09 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8586 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 19 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 26 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(24/03,4940m),ABC(5100m),C1(01/04,5720m),C2(05/04,6000m),C3(30/04,6300m),C4(12/05,6630m),C5(18/05,7230m,C6(24/05,7630m),C7(30/05,7990m),Smt(31/05) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | Sukhvinder Singh fatal fall off ice cliff |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2445812 |
| Year | 1977 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | e spur-n ridge |
Members
23 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narinder Kumar | M | 1933 | India | Leader | - | Colonel, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Prem Chand Dogra | M | 1942 | India | Deputy Leader | India | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje (N. D.) Sherpa | M | 1948 | India | Climber | India | Naik, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Sukhvinder Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | Havildar, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Pushkar Chand | M | 1944 | India | Climber | Tanakpur, India | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Kiran Inder Kumar | M | 1945 | India | Climber | Udhampur, J&K, India | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Surinder Surjit Singh | M | - | India | Deputy Leader | - | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| S. Sen | M | - | India | Medical Officer | - | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Jai Vardhan Bahuguna | M | 1948 | India | Climber | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Jude Lawrence Cruz | M | - | India | Climber | - | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| S. A. Cruz | M | - | India | Climber | - | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Kura Ram | M | - | India | Climber | - | Coy Havildar Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Gurcharan Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | Coy Havildar Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhering Norbu | M | - | India | Climber | Ladakh, India | Coy Havildar Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Nirmal Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | Coy Havildar Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Kushal Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | Havildar, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Jawahar Singh | M | - | India | Climber | - | Havildar, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Phunchok Angchuk | M | - | India | Climber | Ladakh, India | Naik, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Dorje | M | - | India | Climber | Ladakh, India | Naik, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Ila Tashi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Sirdar | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen Mitchen Sherpa | M | - | India | Sirdar | Darjeeling, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gyalu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Young Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
11 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANG77101 | AAJ | Kumar, Narinder | Kanchenjunga From the East | - | 52:447-450 (1978) | - |
| KANG77101 | HJ | Kumar, N. | Kangchenjunga | - | 36:1-5 (1978-79) | - |
| KANG77101 | - | Kumar, Narinder | Kanchenjunga, First Ascent from the North-East Spur | Vision Books, New Delhi | - | K361 |
| KANG77101 | MM | - | - | - | 56:11 (Jul 1977) | - |
| KANG77101 | MM | - | - | - | 57:13 (Sep 1977) | - |
| KANG77101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Kangchenjunga | - | 68:34-40 (Jul 1979) | - |
| KANG77101 | - | Kumar, Narinder | Koh-Himalaya | Brijbasi Art Press, Noida, UP, India | - | - |
| KANG77101 | IM | Kumar, N. | Kangchenjunga Climbed | - | 1:29-36 (Spring 1978) | - |
| KANG77101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197844700/Kanchenjunga-from-the-East | - | - | - |
| KANG77101 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/36/2/kangchenjunga/ | - | - | - |
| KANG77101 | IM | Kumar, Narender | Kanchenjunga | - | 12:63-71 (1983) | - |