Kangchenjunga Central

Kangchenjunga Central is a 8473m peak in the Kangchenjunga Himal (between Main and South summits). The Himalayan Database records 7 expeditions to this peak, with the first ascent in 1978 by Wojciech Branski, Zygmunt Heinrich, Kazimierz Olech.

Peak Details

Field Value
ID 90
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Peak ID KANC
Peak Name Kangchenjunga Central
Alt. Name -
Location Kangchenjunga Himal (between Main and South summits)
Height (m) 8473
Height (ft) 27799
Sub-range 9
Region 1
Open True
Unlisted False
Trekking Peak False
Trekking Year -
Restricted -
Host Country 5
Status 2
Notes Other map altitudes: 8473m - HMG-MT, HMG-Finn 8482m - Nepa, Shangri La, Kielkowski
First Ascent Year 1978
First Ascent Season 1
First Ascent Expedition KANC78102
First Summit Date May 22
First Ascent Country Poland
First Summiters Wojciech Branski, Zygmunt Heinrich, Kazimierz Olech
First Ascent Notes Illegal ascent
Reference Notes -
Photo Notes SW Face (AAJ 68:7 1992) (Slovene 1991 route)
First Ascent Year 1978
First Ascent Date May 22 1978
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Expeditions

7 recorded expeditions.

Expedition ID Year Nationality Route Claimed Basecamp Date Summit Date
KANC78102 1978 Poland SW side 11th April 1978 22nd May 1978
KANC78101 1978 Spain SW side 17th April 1978 18th May 1978
KANC84101 1984 Japan SW Face-Central Smt 7th March 1984 17th May 1984
KANC85301 1985 Spain W Face 5th October 1985 9th October 1985
KANC89101 1989 USSR SW side-N Ridge 9th March 1989 15th April 1989
KANC90301 1990 S Korea SW Face 21st September 1990 12th October 1990
KANC91101 1991 Yugoslavia SW Face to Central Smt 12th April 1991 1st May 1991