Kangchenjunga | 1997

A Switzerland expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1997, led by Norbert Joos. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2285
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG97105
Peak ID KANG
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 -
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Norbert Joos
Sponsor Swiss Kangchenjunga Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 11
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites -
Route Notes After 4 day's trek towards base camp, Joos fell down at altitude of 2700m and was "not speaking" for half an hour. Then he was confused about why he was in Nepal. Later remembered he had come to climb Kangchenjunga. Joos and Beetschen came to KTM yesterday by helicopter and Joos flew home today.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2537
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) -

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fredl (Alfred) Beetschen M 1948 Switzerland Climber Davos, Graubunden, Switzerland Cook Details Other expeditions
Norbert Joos M 1960 Switzerland Leader Zizers, Graubunden, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG97105 HIGH - - - 179:18 (Oct 1997) -