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) -