Kwangde | 1982 NE Face up; S Face down

A USA expedition to Kwangde in 1982 via NE Face up; S Face down, led by David Breashears. Summit reached on 2nd December 1982. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3238
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KWAN82401
Peak ID KWAN
Year 1982
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face up; S Face down
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David Breashears
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 3rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->BC
Basecamp Date 1982-11-28
Summit Date 1982-12-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 5
Termination Date 1982-12-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6186
Traverse True
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
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 Had permit for Dhaulagiri I, but did not attempt climb
Campsites BC(28/11),Smt(02/12)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2447918
Year 1982
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face up; s face down

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Finlay Breashears M 1955 USA Leader Newton, Massachusetts Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Jeff Lowe M 1950 USA Climber Louisville, Colorado Distributor of mountaineering gear Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenzing Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KWAN82401 AAJ Lowe, Jeff - - 57:222-224 (1983) -
KWAN82401 AAJ Breashears, David Kwangde's North Face in Winter - 58:25-27 (1984) -
KWAN82401 DAV - - - 108:168 (1984) -
KWAN82401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198322202/Asia-Nepal-Kwangde-North-Face-Winter-Ascent - - -
KWAN82401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198402500/Kwangdes-North-Face-in-Winter - - -