Chamlang

Chamlang is a 7321m peak in the Khumbu Himal (in Hongku Valley, SW of Makalu). The Himalayan Database records 28 expeditions to this peak, with the first ascent in 1962 by So Anma, Pasang Phutar Sherpa (I).

Peak Details

Field Value
ID 17
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Peak ID CHAM
Peak Name Chamlang
Alt. Name -
Location Khumbu Himal (in Hongku Valley, SW of Makalu)
Height (m) 7321
Height (ft) 24019
Sub-range 12
Region 2
Open True
Unlisted False
Trekking Peak False
Trekking Year -
Restricted -
Host Country 1
Status 2
Notes Other map altitudes: 7317m - Japan MMW 7319m - Shangri La, Kielkowski 7321m - HMG-MT, HMG-Finn, Nepa
First Ascent Year 1962
First Ascent Season 1
First Ascent Expedition CHAM62101
First Summit Date May 31
First Ascent Country Japan, Nepal
First Summiters So Anma, Pasang Phutar Sherpa (I)
First Ascent Notes -
Reference Notes -
Photo Notes NW Face/W Ridge (MM 138:10 Mar 1991) E Smt (MM 99:27 Sep 1984) NW Face/N Ridge (AAJ 65:218 1991) NW Side (AAJ 59:75 1985)
First Ascent Year 1962
First Ascent Date May 31 1962
pkname_lower chamlang

Expeditions

28 recorded expeditions.

Expedition ID Year Nationality Route Claimed Basecamp Date Summit Date
CHAM55301 1955 New Zealand Reconnaissance - -
CHAM62101 1962 Japan S Ridge 3rd May 1962 31st May 1962
CHAM81301 1981 Italy N Face-Middle Smt 13th September 1981 26th September 1981
CHAM84101 1984 UK N Face-NE Ridge-E Smt 19th April 1984 16th May 1984
CHAM86302 1986 Japan W Ridge-SW Face 22nd September 1986 16th October 1986
CHAM86301 1986 S Korea S Ridge 18th September 1986 10th October 1986
CHAM87101 1987 USA NE Ridge-E Summit 19th April 1987 2nd May 1987
CHAM88101 1988 Netherlands N Face-NE Ridge-E Summit 17th April 1988 10th May 1988
CHAM90301 1990 Germany N Face-SW Face 6th October 1990 21st October 1990
CHAM91301 1991 UK S Ridge 2nd October 1991 20th October 1991
CHAM92301 1992 France N Face-E Ridge-E Summit 19th October 1992 22nd October 1992
CHAM00101 2000 UK N Face - -
CHAM10301 2010 Australia E Hungu headwall-Chamlang Glacier 13th October 2010 26th October 2010
CHAM12301 2012 UK W Ridge-N Face of Chamlang 12th October 2012 26th October 2012
CHAM15302 2015 Japan N Face - 3rd November 2015
CHAM15301 2015 Spain N Face (to 6000m) 28th September 2015 19th October 2015
CHAM16101 2016 Italy N Face 13th April 2016 20th April 2016
CHAM16102 2016 UK N Spur - -
CHAM18301 2018 Ecuador N Face (100m only) 12th October 2018 30th October 2018
CHAM18303 2018 Japan W Ridge 29th September 2018 7th October 2018
CHAM18101 2018 France N Pillar from west via east glacier 28th April 2018 26th May 2018
CHAM18302 2018 Japan N Face 1st October 2018 16th October 2018
CHAM19301 2019 Germany N Face (up) 15th October 2019 -
CHAM19101 2019 Czech Republic NW Face (up), S Ridge (down) 10th May 2019 21st May 2019
CHAM19102 2019 Slovenia W Ridge 9th April 2019 19th April 2019
CHAM19302 2019 France N Spur (to 6700m) 8th October 2019 18th October 2019
CHAM21301 2021 France N Face (up), SW Ridge-W Face (down) 4th October 2021 12th October 2021
CHAM21302 2021 France N Pillar 4th October 2021 11th October 2021