Kangchenjunga | 1993 NE Spur-N Ridge/N Face

A Ukraine expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1993 via NE Spur-N Ridge/N Face, led by Prajapati Bodhane, Vadim Sviridenko. Summit reached on 23rd May 1993. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1233
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Expedition ID KANG93101
Peak ID KANG
Year 1993
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Spur-N Ridge/N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Ukraine
Leaders Prajapati Bodhane, Vadim Sviridenko
Sponsor Kangchenjunga Indo-Ukraine Team 1993
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 41st,42nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries India
Approach From Sikkimese roadhead of Lachen
Basecamp Date 1993-04-14
Summit Date 1993-05-23
Summit Time 1440
Summit Days 39
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8586
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 2500
Total Members 20
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(14/04,4935m),C1(21/04,5700m),C2(24/04,6300m),C3(05/05,6800m),C4(10/05,7300m),C5(22/05,7600m),C6(22/05,8100m),Smt(23,26/05)
Route Notes BC at Green Lake ABC at junction of Zemu Chu and Twin Glaciers C1 at upper Zemu glacier basin C2 at NE Spur C3 at NE Spur C4 at NE Spur C5 near junction of NE Spur and North Ridge C6 on North Face. Indo-Ukraine Kangchenjunga Expedition 1993 by P. Bodhane & V. Siviridenko On 22 May 6-member team headed by Mikhail Sitnik, reached C5 at noon. The main summit was visible from C5. The whole team marched to C6 immediately and reached C6 at 3 pm. At C6 they pitched two tents 100m apart from each other on the north ridge on the Nepal side. On the 23rd, the same team started climbing towards the summit early in the morning. At 3 pm suddenly our sets came alive and it was the voice of Mikhail said that they had reached on the summit of Kangchenjunga (8586m) at 2:40 pm. The following members reached the top of Kangchenjunga: Mikhail Sitnik, Alexei Kharaldine, Vladislav Terzyul, Valentin Boiko and Alexander Serpak.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451664
Year 1993
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne spur-n ridge/n face

Members

21 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ramesh Chandra Koranga M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Prajapati B. Bodhane M - India Co-Leader Bombay, India - Details Other expeditions
Pavel Serenkov M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Vadim Sviridenko M - Ukraine Co-Leader Odessa, Ukraine - Details Other expeditions
Mikail Sitnik M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Alperin M 1948 Ukraine Climber Odessa, Ukraine Engineer Details Other expeditions
Alexei Kharaldine M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Vladislav Terzyul M 1953 Ukraine Climber Odessa, Ukraine - Details Other expeditions
Sergei Klovanich M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pavel Zaid M - Ukraine Climber Ukraine - Details Other expeditions
Sergei Prodan M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Vadim Dudko M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ibragim Zade M - Ukraine Climber Ukraine - Details Other expeditions
Aleksander Perkhomenko M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Valentin Boiko M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Aleksander Serpak M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Yuri Ditiuk M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Aleksander Vlassenko M - Ukraine Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Suhas Kharde M - India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Mohinder Singa M - India Liaison Officer - - Details Other expeditions
Shepaly Bhutia M - India Sikkim Police - Sikkim Police Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG93101 HJ Bodhane, P. & Sviridenko, V. Indo-Ukraine Kangchenjunga Expedition, 1993 - 50:172-174 (1992-1993) -
KANG93101 AAJ Bodhane, Prajapati - - 68:203 (1994) -
KANG93101 HIGH - - - 133:9 (Dec 1993) -
KANG93101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199420301/Asia-IndiaSikkim-Kangchenjunga-Indo-Ukrainian-Expedition - - -
KANG93101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/50/23/expeditions-and-notes-3-indo-ukraine-kangchenjunga-expedition-1993/ - - -