Khamjung | 2023 S Face

A USA expedition to Khamjung in 2023 via S Face, led by Luke Smithwick. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11262
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KHAM23301
Peak ID KHAM
Year 2023
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Luke Smithwick
Sponsor Damodar Himal Expedition 2023
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 2023-10-28
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Climbed to the summit ridge (6700m), then abandoned due to bad weather
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Summited nearby 5952m peak
Campsites BC(28/10,4200m),C1(29/10,6100m),xxx(6700m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Pioneer Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 3328
Year 2023
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
James Luke Smithwick M 1979 USA Leader Victor, Idaho Owner-founder of alpine guiding company Details Other expeditions
Theodore Bruce (Ted) Hedberg M 1958 USA Climber Tempe, Arizona Businessman in the health field Details Other expeditions
Ernest Harold Johnson II M 1965 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Christopher Troy (Chris) Lane M 1966 USA Climber Yorba Linda, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Bennett Edmond Woomer M 1997 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Rita Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KHAM23301 - - https://explorersweb.com/nepal-first-ascents/ - - -