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
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
23690
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Member ID |
01
|
| Peak ID |
KWAN
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Season |
4
|
| First Name |
David Finlay
|
| Last Name |
Breashears
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1955
|
| Calculated Age |
26
|
| Citizenship |
USA
|
| Status |
Leader
|
| Residence |
Newton, Massachusetts
|
| Occupation |
Film-maker
|
| Leader |
True
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
False
|
| Not to BC |
False
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
False
|
| Sherpa |
False
|
| Tibetan |
False
|
| Summit Success |
True
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Solo |
False
|
| Traverse |
True
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Speed |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
True
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
6186
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1982-12-02
|
| Summit Date 2 |
-
|
| Summit Date 3 |
-
|
| Summit Time 1 |
-
|
| Summit Time 2 |
-
|
| Summit Time 3 |
-
|
| Route 1 |
1
|
| Route 2 |
0
|
| Route 3 |
0
|
| Ascent 1 |
3
|
| Ascent 2 |
0
|
| Ascent 3 |
0
|
| O2 Used |
False
|
| O2 None |
True
|
| O2 Climb |
False
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
-
|
| Death |
False
|
| Death Date |
-
|
| Death Time |
-
|
| Death Type |
0
|
| Death Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Class |
0
|
| AMS |
False
|
| Weather |
False
|
| Injury |
False
|
| Injury Date |
-
|
| Injury Time |
-
|
| Injury Type |
0
|
| Injury Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Notes |
-
|
| Member Notes |
-
|
| Necrology |
(1955-2023) Died 14 March 2024 of natural cauese
|
| Summit Bid |
5
|
| Summit Term |
1
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2433459
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
david finlay breashears
|
| Year of Birth |
1955
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Age at Expedition |
27
|
| Role |
Leader
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
23691
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Member ID |
02
|
| Peak ID |
KWAN
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Season |
4
|
| First Name |
Jeff
|
| Last Name |
Lowe
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
1950
|
| Calculated Age |
32
|
| Citizenship |
USA
|
| Status |
Climber
|
| Residence |
Louisville, Colorado
|
| Occupation |
Distributor of mountaineering gear
|
| Leader |
False
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
False
|
| Not to BC |
False
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
False
|
| Sherpa |
False
|
| Tibetan |
False
|
| Summit Success |
True
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Solo |
False
|
| Traverse |
True
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Speed |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
True
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
6186
|
| Summit Date 1 |
1982-12-02
|
| Summit Date 2 |
-
|
| Summit Date 3 |
-
|
| Summit Time 1 |
-
|
| Summit Time 2 |
-
|
| Summit Time 3 |
-
|
| Route 1 |
1
|
| Route 2 |
0
|
| Route 3 |
0
|
| Ascent 1 |
3
|
| Ascent 2 |
0
|
| Ascent 3 |
0
|
| O2 Used |
False
|
| O2 None |
True
|
| O2 Climb |
False
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
-
|
| Death |
False
|
| Death Date |
-
|
| Death Time |
-
|
| Death Type |
0
|
| Death Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Class |
0
|
| AMS |
False
|
| Weather |
False
|
| Injury |
False
|
| Injury Date |
-
|
| Injury Time |
-
|
| Injury Type |
0
|
| Injury Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Notes |
-
|
| Member Notes |
-
|
| Necrology |
(1950-2018) Died 24 August 2018
|
| Summit Bid |
5
|
| Summit Term |
1
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
2431540
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
jeff lowe
|
| Year of Birth |
1950
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Age at Expedition |
32
|
| Role |
Member
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
28538
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Member ID |
03
|
| Peak ID |
KWAN
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Season |
4
|
| First Name |
Nima Tenzing
|
| Last Name |
Sherpa
|
| Sex |
M
|
| Age |
0
|
| Birth Date |
-
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Calculated Age |
0
|
| Citizenship |
Nepal
|
| Status |
Sirdar
|
| Residence |
-
|
| Occupation |
-
|
| Leader |
False
|
| Deputy |
False
|
| Basecamp Only |
True
|
| Not to BC |
False
|
| Support |
False
|
| Disabled |
False
|
| Hired |
True
|
| Sherpa |
True
|
| Tibetan |
False
|
| Summit Success |
False
|
| Claimed |
False
|
| Disputed |
False
|
| Solo |
False
|
| Traverse |
False
|
| Ski |
False
|
| Paraglide |
False
|
| Speed |
-
|
| High Point (m) |
False
|
| Personal High Point (m) |
0
|
| Summit Date 1 |
-
|
| Summit Date 2 |
-
|
| Summit Date 3 |
-
|
| Summit Time 1 |
-
|
| Summit Time 2 |
-
|
| Summit Time 3 |
-
|
| Route 1 |
0
|
| Route 2 |
0
|
| Route 3 |
0
|
| Ascent 1 |
0
|
| Ascent 2 |
0
|
| Ascent 3 |
0
|
| O2 Used |
False
|
| O2 None |
True
|
| O2 Climb |
False
|
| O2 Descent |
False
|
| O2 Sleep |
False
|
| O2 Medical |
False
|
| O2 Notes |
-
|
| Death |
False
|
| Death Date |
-
|
| Death Time |
-
|
| Death Type |
0
|
| Death Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Class |
0
|
| AMS |
False
|
| Weather |
False
|
| Injury |
False
|
| Injury Date |
-
|
| Injury Time |
-
|
| Injury Type |
0
|
| Injury Height (m) |
0
|
| Death Notes |
-
|
| Member Notes |
-
|
| Necrology |
-
|
| Summit Bid |
1
|
| Summit Term |
17
|
| HCN |
0
|
| Checksum |
-9
|
| Summit Note 1 |
-
|
| Summit Note 2 |
-
|
| Summit Note 3 |
-
|
| Death Route |
-
|
| Name (lowercase) |
nima tenzing sherpa
|
| Year of Birth |
-
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Age at Expedition |
-
|
| Role |
BC Only
|
3 recorded members.
References
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
1949
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Reference ID |
01
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Type |
2
|
| Journal |
AAJ
|
| Author |
Lowe, Jeff
|
| Title |
-
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
1983
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
57:222-224 (1983)
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
2019
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Reference ID |
02
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Type |
2
|
| Journal |
AAJ
|
| Author |
Breashears, David
|
| Title |
Kwangde's North Face in Winter
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
1984
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
58:25-27 (1984)
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
9192
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Reference ID |
03
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Type |
2
|
| Journal |
DAV
|
| Author |
-
|
| Title |
-
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
1984
|
| Language |
German
|
| Citation |
108:168 (1984)
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
12780
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Reference ID |
04
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Type |
5
|
| Journal |
-
|
| Author |
-
|
| Title |
http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198322202/Asia-Nepal-Kwangde-North-Face-Winter-Ascent
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
-
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
-
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
| Field |
Value |
| ID |
12781
|
| Imported |
2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
|
| Expedition ID |
KWAN82401
|
| Reference ID |
05
|
| Year |
1982
|
| Type |
5
|
| Journal |
-
|
| Author |
-
|
| Title |
http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198402500/Kwangdes-North-Face-in-Winter
|
| Publisher |
-
|
| Publication Date |
-
|
| Language |
-
|
| Citation |
-
|
| Yak 94 |
-
|
| Notes |
-
|
5 recorded references.