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 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| 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/ | - | - | - |