Kangtega | 2008 N Face

A USA expedition to Kangtega in 2008 via N Face, led by Kevin Mahoney. Summit reached on 26th October 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6258
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KTEG08302
Peak ID KTEG
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Kevin Mahoney
Sponsor New England Kangtega Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 14th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-10-13
Summit Date 2008-10-26
Summit Time 1900
Summit Days 13
Total Days 18
Termination Date 2008-10-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6783
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 3
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 BC(13/10,5500m),ABC(17/19,5700m),Biv(25/10,6200m),Smt(26/10)
Route Notes BC one hour up Hinku Valley from Dig Kharka ABC at Hinku Nuptse Glacier Biv on North Face. New England Kangtega Expedition, led by Kevin Mahoney - 5 Nov 2008 After having established BC and ABC, the three men acclimatized by climbing on 20 October to a point just north of Kangtega marked as Point 5853 on the Schneider Shorong/Hinku map and bivouacked there. On the 21st they were back in BC, and on the 24th they returned to ABC and the start of their alpine-style ascent of their mountain. On the 25th up the North Face and bivouacked at 6200m. On the 26th they left their bivouac at 10:00 am, reached the top at 7:00 pm. The face was steep, up to 90 degrees. There was a shallow neve with poor protection. "This was real climbing" -- technically difficult especially at about 6000m. On the 27th they returned to ABC and took the "long walk" to BC with boulders underfoot.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457404
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Benjamin Buckley Gilmore M 1971 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kevin Bradley Mahoney M 1969 USA Leader Madison, New Hampshire Teacher & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Fredrick Stare (Freddie) Wilkinson M 1979 USA Climber North Conway, New Hampshire Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.