Kotang | 1982 E Face
A India expedition to Kotang in 1982 via E Face, led by Gautom Ray. Summit reached on 31st October 1982. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3647 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KOTA82302 |
| Peak ID | KOTA |
| Year | 1982 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 3 |
| Route 1 | E Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Gautom Ray |
| Sponsor | North Bengal Explorers Club |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 4th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1982-10-18 |
| Summit Date | 1982-10-31 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6148 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(18/10,4420m),ABC(5030m),C1(5180m),C2(5640m),Smt(31/10) |
| Route Notes | a) A territorial army team from India is reported to have climbed this many summited peak on 11, 13 and 14 Oct. Expedition was on the SW Face. This peak has many different high points on a ridge and each can be mistaken for the highest summit as often done in the past. b) A North Bengal Explorers Club expedition led by G. Roy claimed ascent on 31st Oct by two members and four Sherpas. Keeping in mind the serrated summit ridge it is difficult to be sure wheather the real top was reached until further details/photographs are examined. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2447886 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | e face |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautom Ray | M | - | India | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Animesh Bose | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Krishna Dastidar | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kushan Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Tsering Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Durjay Ghosh | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Krishna Roy | F | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pijush Roy | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kuntal Das Gupta | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Biswanath Ghosh | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ashish Kundu | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Amit Munshi | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Abhijit Majumdar | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Durbar Ghosh | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Suman Biswas | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Swapan Bose | M | - | India | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOTA82302 | IM | - | - | - | 11:135 (Spring 1983) | - |
| KOTA82302 | AAJ | Guha, Kamal K. | - | - | 58:225 (1984) | - |
| KOTA82302 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198422501/Asia-IndiaSikkim-Koktang-1982 | - | - | - |