Kang Guru | 2008 SW Face-NW Ridge

A UK expedition to Kang Guru in 2008 via SW Face-NW Ridge, led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 3rd November 2008. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6254
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KGUR08301
Peak ID KGUR
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face-NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Phil Crampton
Sponsor Project Himalaya/Altitude Junkies Kang Guru 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 Belgium, Canada, Finland, Sweden, USA, Venezuela
Approach Bhulbhule, up Marshyangdi River->Koto, north to Meta Village
Basecamp Date 2008-10-23
Summit Date 2008-11-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 17
Termination Date 2008-11-09
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6980m due to snow conditions too dangerous
High Point (m) 6980
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1400
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(23/10,3600m),C1(28/10,4500m),C2(29/10,5100m),C3(03/11,5950m),xxx.Mbrs(08/11,6700m),xxx.Sherpas(03/11,6980m)
Route Notes BC at Meta village C1 on SW Face C2 on SW Face High pt at 6700m on West Ridge. Project Himalaya/Altitude Junkies Kang Guru Expedition - 13 Nov 2008 BC was established at Meta village because no one wanted to used the normal BC site where avalanching killed 18 people with the French expedition of autumn 2005. C1 was 30-45 minutes climb above the old BC and was safe from avalanching if any occurred (none did while this team was on the mountain). The route had some very steep sections: as high as 70 degrees on the SW Face just below the West Ridge, and as high as 80 degrees in the couloir below C3. The couloir was "a very technical climb" on rock and ice, then deep soft snow on the ridge. Namgyal and Pasang Gombu reached 6900m on 3 November at the first summit. They descended to BC on the 4th after fierce winds destroyed three of the four tents at C3 (the tents were later replaced). The highest point reached by members was at the end of the fixed ropes at 6700m on the 8th. Adolfsson and Hyrylainen took seven hours to climb there from C3 as they made a bid for the summit with Namgyal and Pasang Gombu. Then they turned back when they saw a serious danger of slab avalanches above there. The team decided that day, 8 November, to abandon the climb because of the dangerous snow conditions high on the mountain. All members reached C3 during the course of the climb. Sherpas: Namgyal Sherpa, 5/10/77, Rakha, Khotang, Cho Oyu X4, Everest X4 Pasang Gombu, 28/12/69, Sotang, Solu, Everest X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457367
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw face-nw ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Karl Peter Adolfsson M 1963 Sweden Climber Amotfors, Varmland, Sweden Construction consultant Details Other expeditions
Paula Veronica Castillo Cabrera F 1974 Venezuela Climber Haracay, Aragua, Venezuela Trainer in election methods for the UN Details Other expeditions
Philip James (Phil) Crampton M 1970 UK Leader New York, New York Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Damien Joel Georges Francois M 1964 Belgium Climber Eupen, Liege, Belgium Professor Details Other expeditions
Anne-Mari Hyrylainen F 1978 Finland Climber Dubai, United Arab Emirates Professional marathon runner Details Other expeditions
Robert M. Shaver M 1973 USA Climber Topsham, Maine Hospital builder Details Other expeditions
Rusty Joe Schlessman M 1976 USA Climber Timonium, Maryland Hospital administrator in Dubai Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth (Beth) Whelan F 1949 Canada Climber St. John's, Newfoundland Child & adolescent psychologist Details Other expeditions
Namgyal Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gombu Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KGUR08301 - - http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2008/08-kangguru-index.html - - -
KGUR08301 - - http://www.altitudejunkies.com/dispatchkangguru.html - - -