Kangchenjunga | 1991 SW Face

A Yugoslavia expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1991 via SW Face, led by Tone Skarja. Summit reached on 1st May 1991. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	775
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Yugoslavia
Leaders	Tone Skarja
Sponsor	Slovene Himalayan Expedition to Kangchenjunga & Jannu
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	37th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Poland
Approach	Yalung Glacier
Basecamp Date	1991-04-12
Summit Date	1991-05-01
Summit Time	1325
Summit Days	19
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	15
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	2
Total Hired	4
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	Climbed Kangchenjunga Central (KANC-911-01) and Kangchenjunga South (KANS-911-01); climbed Talung illegally (TLNG-911-01); attempted Jannu (JANE-911-01)
Campsites	BC(12/04,5350m),C1(15/04,6200m),C2(20/04,6750m),C3(22/04,7250m),C4(30/04,7600m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes	All members went to same BC. Kanch South climbers then went to Talung while Jannu climbers acclimatized on Kangchenjunga Central Summit. Kanch South reached at 10:30 am of 1st May, having left C3 at 10 pm on 30th April and climbed Polish route; 3x50m fixed rope 7 difficult climb on mostly rock; returned to C3 at 10 pm. 1st May (took no stove but had 1 litre thermos of water, biv bag but no sleeping bag); stopped only 1 hr at 8200m to rest. Main summit pairs left C4 2 am 1st May on top 1:25 pm and back to C3. On 2nd May Frantar and Rozman from C3 to C4. 2/3 May left C4 with 1 oxygen bottle; no one knows where left C4: planned to leave at 10 pm of 2nd May, but probably left later; were seen at 8000m at 8 am; wind very strong; last seen at 8100m at 11 am and then clouds came over them. One had 1 oxygen bottle and one of them moved only 100 vertical meters in 3 hrs while another went up 50m and returned to the other and then both seem going up together. At 4 pm they radioed they were 150m below top, they were cold, one wanted to descend and one wanted to go on up, woman was becoming snowblind but it was she wanting to go up (ambitious to become first woman a top). Both agreed to descend. Last radio contact at 7 pm and reported (speaking with difficulty) they did not know where they were "lost completely" or where to find C4; were having trouble pushing radio's buttons. Bodies found on 3rd and 4th; probably fell about 8:00 pm; definitely fell. Rutkiewicz did not reach summit because she was too slow, spent too much time and energy on photography with much equipment, had no climbing plan. Skarja made no agreement (as she claims he had) to give her 2 summit attempts and after fatal accident climbing finished. Rutkiewicz - 15 May 91 Left BC 9 May WR to C2 on 4 May BC to rest 4 May and then learned porters called for 8th at BC, but WR had paid $8800 and received promise to wait for her to make 2 attempts. Yugos had asked her to help in search/rescue. WR to BC to ask someone to help her with obtaining porters when she finished her 2nd attempt. WR started up on 8 May reached C2 - all learned on 8th from BC no staff to wait for her; only 2 porters for one day would wait. Down to BC on 9th, where 2 porters (and ill Ewa) were only people left. 30th April - Stremfelj and Prezelj reached South Summit by new route so planned without oxygen and in one push of 6 days and down normal route to C3 at 7300m on Great Shelf - had made acclimatization climb of Talung. 1 May - Rupar solo ascent to Central Summit from C3 via Polish route without oxygen; started 30 April night; descended same route to C3 on 1 May. 1 May - 2:00 am Bozic and Groselj started from C4 (7600m) to main summit by normal route using oxygen and on top 1:30 pm and down to C3 and 2 May to BC (5500m). 2nd May Frantar and Rozman arrive C4 and 3 May tried for main summit (one on oxygen) at 4:00 pm radioed reached 150m below top and one decided to go down and one up; leader said both should come down (now late and windy) and they agreed and would radio again about 6:30 pm. At 6:30 they reported didn't know, where they were and where to go; Frantar snowblinded and it seemed they had frostbitten fingers. This last contact. 4 May Rutkiewicz alone going up to C4 - 100m below C4 she found Rozman's body battered body must have fallen more than 800m); she returned C3. 5 May Drazan and Juhant up from C3, put Rozman body in crevasse and 50m below C4 found Frantar's body also body battered; put here body in crevasse. Down to C2 and 6 May to BC and expedition finished unless Rutkiewicz tried for top again. Jannu - tried face in alpine-style from 28 April - reached 7050m in 5 days. Stopped by wind and snow and resounded in 2 days and no additional attempts. Extremely difficult and in daytime sun produced waterfalls. Others in 18 May KTM; leave 20 May if team arrives as planned. 20m-high serac 7200m on Kangchenjunga impossible by Sherpa.
Accidents	2 members fatal fall
Achievement	New route to south summit; 1st Yugoslavia ascent
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450909
Year	1991
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	15189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Stipe
Last Name	Bozic
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber
Residence	Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Electrician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1991-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1325
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	37
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to top & down
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431676
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stipe bozic
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15190
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Drazan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7550
Summit Date 1	1991-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436778
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert drazan
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15191
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Marija
Last Name	Frantar
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Geographer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8450
Summit Date 1	1991-05-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1991-05-03
Death Time	2000
Death Type	4
Death Height (m)	8000
Death Class	5
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Fall
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1956-1991) Died 3 May 1991 on Kangchenjunga from fall
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2433584
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	marija frantar
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15192
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Vanja Anton
Last Name	Furlan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber (Jannu)
Residence	Novo Mesto, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Forestry student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1966-1996) Died July 1996 in Slovenian Mountains
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2437299
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vanja anton furlan
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15193
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Viktor (Viki)
Last Name	Groselj
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Physical education teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8586
Summit Date 1	1991-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1325
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	37
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to top & down
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432193
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	viktor (viki) groselj
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15194
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Darko (Dare)
Last Name	Juhant
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber
Residence	Litija, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Metal worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7550
Summit Date 1	1991-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436309
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	darko (dare) juhant
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15195
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Damjan
Last Name	Mesko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Physician (surgeon)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2427028
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	damjan mesko
Year of Birth	1938
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15196
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Ewa
Last Name	Panejko-Pankiewicz
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Lodz, Poland
Occupation	Manager of trading company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431909
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ewa panejko-pankiewicz
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15197
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	10
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Bojan
Last Name	Pockar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber (Jannu)
Residence	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Forester
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1963-1996) Disappeared 5 Oct 1996 on Kabru acclimatization climb
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2436147
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bojan pockar
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15198
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	11
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Marko
Last Name	Prezelj
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber (Kanch S)
Residence	Kamnik, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2437086
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marko prezelj
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15199
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	12
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Joze
Last Name	Rozman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber
Residence	Trzic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8450
Summit Date 1	1991-05-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1991-05-03
Death Time	2000
Death Type	4
Death Height (m)	8000
Death Class	5
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Fall
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1955-1991) Died 3 May 1991 on Kangchenjunga from fall
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2433151
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	joze rozman
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15200
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	13
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Uros
Last Name	Rupar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber (Kanch Central)
Residence	Skofja Loka, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Geologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436856
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	uros rupar
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15201
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	14
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Wanda
Last Name	Rutkiewicz
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Photographer, writer & lecturer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6740
Summit Date 1	1991-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1943-1992) Disappeared 12 May 1992 on Kangchenjunga
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2428821
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wanda rutkiewicz
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15202
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Anton (Tone)
Last Name	Skarja
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Leader
Residence	Menges, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Electrical technician
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426616
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anton (tone) skarja
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	15203
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Member ID	15
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1991
Season	1
First Name	Andrej
Last Name	Stremfelj
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Yugoslavia
Status	Climber (Kanch S)
Residence	Kranj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Occupation	Sports teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2433873
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrej stremfelj
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

15 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Stipe Bozic	M	1951	Yugoslavia	Climber	Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia	Electrician	Details Other expeditions
Robert Drazan	M	1964	Yugoslavia	Climber	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Marija Frantar	F	1956	Yugoslavia	Climber	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Geographer	Details Other expeditions
Vanja Anton Furlan	M	1966	Yugoslavia	Climber (Jannu)	Novo Mesto, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Forestry student	Details Other expeditions
Viktor (Viki) Groselj	M	1952	Yugoslavia	Climber	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Physical education teacher	Details Other expeditions
Darko (Dare) Juhant	M	1963	Yugoslavia	Climber	Litija, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Metal worker	Details Other expeditions
Damjan Mesko	M	1938	Yugoslavia	Exp Doctor	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Physician (surgeon)	Details Other expeditions
Ewa Panejko-Pankiewicz	F	1951	Poland	Climber	Lodz, Poland	Manager of trading company	Details Other expeditions
Bojan Pockar	M	1963	Yugoslavia	Climber (Jannu)	Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Forester	Details Other expeditions
Marko Prezelj	M	1965	Yugoslavia	Climber (Kanch S)	Kamnik, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Student	Details Other expeditions
Joze Rozman	M	1955	Yugoslavia	Climber	Trzic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Student	Details Other expeditions
Uros Rupar	M	1965	Yugoslavia	Climber (Kanch Central)	Skofja Loka, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Wanda Rutkiewicz	F	1943	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Photographer, writer & lecturer	Details Other expeditions
Anton (Tone) Skarja	M	1937	Yugoslavia	Leader	Menges, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Electrical technician	Details Other expeditions
Andrej Stremfelj	M	1956	Yugoslavia	Climber (Kanch S)	Kranj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia	Sports teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2361
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	01
Year	1991
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Skarja, Tone & Prezelj, Marko
Title	Slovene Kangchenjunga Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	66:1-9 (1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	02
Year	1991
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	140:6 (Jul 1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4624
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	03
Year	1991
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	143:5 (Jan 1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5977
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	04
Year	1991
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Skarja, Tone
Title	Slovene Kangchenjunga Expedition, 1991
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	48:35-40 (1990-1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6083
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	05
Year	1991
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	140:7 (Jul 1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7438
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	06
Year	1991
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Venables, Stephen
Title	Voices from the Summit
Publisher	Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, NY
Publication Date	2006
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	Contains "The Treasury of the Five Snows" by Marko Preselj and Andrej Stemfelj

Field	Value
ID	7543
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	07
Year	1991
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Skarja, Tone
Title	Kangcendzenga
Publisher	Didakta, Radovlijca, Slovenia
Publication Date	2008
Language	Slovenian
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8552
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	08
Year	1991
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Groselj, Viki
Title	Bela Obzorja
Publisher	Drzavna Zalozba Slovenije, Ljubljana
Publication Date	1992
Language	Slovenian
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11503
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	09
Year	1991
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199200100/Slovene-Kangchenjunga-Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13471
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	10
Year	1991
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/48/4/slovene-kangchenjunga-expedition-1991/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	15976
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG91102
Reference ID	11
Year	1991
Type	2
Journal	IM
Author	-
Title	Slovenia Kanch 91
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	28:97-100 (1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

11 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG91102	AAJ	Skarja, Tone & Prezelj, Marko	Slovene Kangchenjunga Expedition	-	66:1-9 (1992)	-
KANG91102	MM	-	-	-	140:6 (Jul 1991)	-
KANG91102	MM	-	-	-	143:5 (Jan 1992)	-
KANG91102	HJ	Skarja, Tone	Slovene Kangchenjunga Expedition, 1991	-	48:35-40 (1990-1991)	-
KANG91102	MM	-	-	-	140:7 (Jul 1991)	-
KANG91102	-	Venables, Stephen	Voices from the Summit	Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, NY	-	-
KANG91102	-	Skarja, Tone	Kangcendzenga	Didakta, Radovlijca, Slovenia	-	-
KANG91102	-	Groselj, Viki	Bela Obzorja	Drzavna Zalozba Slovenije, Ljubljana	-	-
KANG91102	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199200100/Slovene-Kangchenjunga-Expedition	-	-	-
KANG91102	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/48/4/slovene-kangchenjunga-expedition-1991/	-	-	-
KANG91102	IM	-	Slovenia Kanch 91	-	28:97-100 (1992)	-