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
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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 - - -