Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is a 8586m peak in the Kangchenjunga Himal. The Himalayan Database records 210 expeditions to this peak, with the first ascent in 1955 by George Band, Joe Brown.
Peak Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 92 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:23.049808 |
| Peak ID | KANG |
| Peak Name | Kangchenjunga |
| Alt. Name | - |
| Location | Kangchenjunga Himal |
| Height (m) | 8586 |
| Height (ft) | 28169 |
| Sub-range | 9 |
| Region | 1 |
| Open | True |
| Unlisted | False |
| Trekking Peak | False |
| Trekking Year | - |
| Restricted | - |
| Host Country | 5 |
| Status | 2 |
| Notes | Other map altitudes: 8586m - HMG-MT, HMG-Finn, Nepa, Shangri La, Kielkowski 8598m - Japan MMW Altitude milestones on Kangchenjunga: Great Shelf - 7200m-7400m |
| First Ascent Year | 1955 |
| First Ascent Season | 1 |
| First Ascent Expedition | KANG55101 |
| First Summit Date | May 25 |
| First Ascent Country | UK |
| First Summiters | George Band, Joe Brown |
| First Ascent Notes | - |
| Reference Notes | Dyhrenfurth history 1905-1968 (MM 68:34-40 Jul 1979) |
| Photo Notes | NW Face (High 167:67 Jul 1996, 179:19 Oct 1997, 193:20 Dec 1998) W Face of N Col (High 167:68 Jul 1996) SW Face (MM 68:38 Jul 1979, High 179:19 Oct 1997) E Side (High 179:18 Oct 1997) S Ridge (MM 140:6 Jul 1991) NW Side (AAJ 73:380 1999) (from Drohmo) SW Ridge (AAJ 66:5 1992) (Slovene 1991 route) |
| First Ascent Year | 1955 |
| First Ascent Date | May 25 1955 |
| pkname_lower | kangchenjunga |
Expeditions
210 recorded expeditions.
| Expedition ID | Year | Nationality | Route | Claimed | Basecamp Date | Summit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANG05201 | 1905 | UK | SW Face | - | 1st September 1905 | |
| KANG10101 | 1910 | UK | NE Side (recon) | - | - | |
| KANG20301 | 1920 | UK | SW side, S of Smt (recon to 6400m) | - | - | |
| KANG25101 | 1925 | Greece | E Ridge from S | - | - | |
| KANG29201 | 1929 | Germany | ESE Ridge (recon) | 10th August 1929 | 3rd October 1929 | |
| KANG29101 | 1929 | USA | SW Face | 21st May 1929 | 27th May 1929 | |
| KANG30101 | 1930 | Germany | N Face-N Ridge (to 6400m) | 26th April 1930 | 5th May 1930 | |
| KANG31201 | 1931 | Germany | E Spur-N Ridge | 3rd July 1931 | 18th September 1931 | |
| KANG37301 | 1937 | UK | N Col from Gimmigela Chuli | 18th October 1937 | - | |
| KANG40101 | 1940 | New Zealand | - | - | - | |
| KANG51301 | 1951 | Switzerland | From SE to SW (recon) | - | - | |
| KANG53101 | 1953 | UK | SW Face (recon) | - | - | |
| KANG54101 | 1954 | UK | SW Face (recon) | - | 16th May 1954 | |
| KANG55101 | 1955 | UK | SW Face | 12th April 1955 | 25th May 1955 | |
| KANG77101 | 1977 | India | E Spur-N Ridge | 24th March 1977 | 31st May 1977 | |
| KANG79101 | 1979 | UK | W Face of N Col-N Ridge-N Face | 4th April 1979 | 16th May 1979 | |
| KANG80102 | 1980 | W Germany | SW Face | 6th April 1980 | 15th May 1980 | |
| KANG80101 | 1980 | Japan | N Face | 20th March 1980 | 14th May 1980 | |
| KANG81301 | 1981 | France | SW Face | 12th September 1981 | 15th October 1981 | |
| KANG81101 | 1981 | Japan | SW Face | 16th March 1981 | 9th May 1981 | |
| KANG81102 | 1981 | Czechoslovakia | N Face | 19th April 1981 | 20th May 1981 | |
| KANG82102 | 1982 | Italy | N Face-N Ridge | 6th April 1982 | 6th May 1982 | |
| KANG82101 | 1982 | Italy | SW Face | 26th March 1982 | 2nd May 1982 | |
| KANG83301 | 1983 | Switzerland | N Face | 10th September 1983 | 21st October 1983 | |
| KANG83101 | 1983 | W Germany | N Face | 27th March 1983 | 1st May 1983 | |
| KANG83102 | 1983 | Austria | SW Face (variation on lower part) | 10th April 1983 | 28th May 1983 | |
| KANG83302 | 1983 | France | SW Face | 15th September 1983 | 17th October 1983 | |
| KANG84101 | 1984 | Japan | SW Face-Main Smt | 7th March 1984 | 17th May 1984 | |
| KANG84401 | 1984 | USA | N Face (Japanese 1980 rte) | 29th November 1984 | 14th January 1985 | |
| KANG84301 | 1984 | Canada | SW Face | 14th September 1984 | 18th October 1984 | |
| KANG84102 | 1984 | New Zealand | N Face (Japanese 1980 rte) | 27th March 1984 | 8th May 1984 | |
| KANG85401 | 1985 | Poland | SW Face | 9th December 1985 | 11th January 1986 | |
| KANG85101 | 1985 | USA | N Ridge-N Face | 6th April 1985 | 13th May 1985 | |
| KANG86101 | 1986 | Australia | SW Face | 13th April 1986 | 13th May 1986 | |
| KANG86301 | 1986 | Spain | SW Face | 15th September 1986 | 24th October 1986 | |
| KANG87101 | 1987 | France | N Face | 5th April 1987 | 24th April 1987 | |
| KANG87301 | 1987 | Australia | SW Face | 30th August 1987 | 10th October 1987 | |
| KANG87401 | 1987 | S Korea | SW Face | 8th December 1987 | 2nd January 1988 | |
| KANG87302 | 1987 | Australia | N Face (Scott 1979 rte) | 1st September 1987 | 10th October 1987 | |
| KANG87102 | 1987 | India | NE Spur from E | 15th March 1987 | 25th May 1987 | |
| KANG88102 | 1988 | Spain | N Ridge | 6th April 1988 | 20th May 1988 | |
| KANG88103 | 1988 | India | SW Face | 24th March 1988 | 15th April 1988 | |
| KANG88101 | 1988 | USA | N Ridge | 3rd April 1988 | 3rd May 1988 | |
| KANG88301 | 1988 | Japan | SW Face | 15th September 1988 | 17th October 1988 | |
| KANG89301 | 1989 | France | N Face | 15th October 1989 | 24th October 1989 | |
| KANG89102 | 1989 | USA | N Face-N Ridge | 10th April 1989 | 18th May 1989 | |
| KANG89101 | 1989 | USSR | SW Face | 9th March 1989 | 9th April 1989 | |
| KANG90101 | 1990 | Poland | N Ridge-N Face | 27th March 1990 | 13th May 1990 | |
| KANG90102 | 1990 | USA | SW Face | 7th April 1990 | 15th May 1990 | |
| KANG91301 | 1991 | Italy | SW Face | 1st September 1991 | 11th October 1991 | |
| KANG91302 | 1991 | Spain | N Face | 3rd September 1991 | 23rd September 1991 | |
| KANG91102 | 1991 | Yugoslavia | SW Face | 12th April 1991 | 1st May 1991 | |
| KANG91101 | 1991 | India | NE Spur (E Ridge)-N Face/Ridge | 31st March 1991 | 24th May 1991 | |
| KANG92102 | 1992 | Germany | N Face | 18th March 1992 | 22nd April 1992 | |
| KANG92101 | 1992 | Mexico | N Face-N Ridge | 11th March 1992 | 12th May 1992 | |
| KANG93301 | 1993 | Switzerland | SW Face | 9th September 1993 | 8th October 1993 | |
| KANG93101 | 1993 | Ukraine | NE Spur-N Ridge/N Face | 14th April 1993 | 23rd May 1993 | |
| KANG94302 | 1994 | Belarus | SW Face | 28th September 1994 | 23rd October 1994 | |
| KANG94301 | 1994 | S Korea | SW Face | 31st August 1994 | 18th September 1994 | |
| KANG95304 | 1995 | France | SW Face-W Col-NW Ridge | 6th September 1995 | 7th October 1995 | |
| KANG95302 | 1995 | USA | SW Face | 31st August 1995 | 12th October 1995 | |
| KANG95306 | 1995 | Japan | SW Face-W Col-NW Ridge | 14th September 1995 | 16th October 1995 | |
| KANG95303 | 1995 | Switzerland | SW Face-W Col-NW Ridge | 1st September 1995 | 5th October 1995 | |
| KANG95305 | 1995 | France | SW Face | 9th September 1995 | 5th October 1995 | |
| KANG95101 | 1995 | Italy | SW Face | 4th April 1995 | 30th April 1995 | |
| KANG95301 | 1995 | Italy | SW Face-W Col-NW Ridge | 29th August 1995 | 14th October 1995 | |
| KANG96101 | 1996 | Spain | N Face (nearly Scott's 1979 rte) | 1st April 1996 | 6th May 1996 | |
| KANG97101 | 1997 | Spain | N Face (Scott 1979 rte) | 28th March 1997 | 8th May 1997 | |
| KANG97103 | 1997 | Slovakia | N Face | 11th April 1997 | 13th May 1997 | |
| KANG97102 | 1997 | USA | N Face | 7th April 1997 | 24th May 1997 | |
| KANG97104 | 1997 | S Korea | N Ridge-N Face | 14th April 1997 | 8th May 1997 | |
| KANG97105 | 1997 | Switzerland | - | - | - | |
| KANG98102 | 1998 | Japan | NW Ridge | 28th March 1998 | 15th May 1998 | |
| KANG98103 | 1998 | USA | N Face (Japanese 1980 rte) | 5th April 1998 | 18th May 1998 | |
| KANG98301 | 1998 | UK | N Face | 7th September 1998 | 18th October 1998 | |
| KANG98104 | 1998 | China | SW Face | 8th April 1998 | 9th May 1998 | |
| KANG98105 | 1998 | Italy | SW Face | 15th April 1998 | 15th May 1998 | |
| KANG98101 | 1998 | Spain | SW Face (to 8300m) | 4th March 1998 | 8th April 1998 | |
| KANG98106 | 1998 | Italy | SW Face | 26th April 1998 | 18th May 1998 | |
| KANG99101 | 1999 | S Korea | SW Face-W Col-NW Ridge | 15th April 1999 | 12th May 1999 | |
| KANG99301 | 1999 | S Korea | N Face (to 7300m) | 26th August 1999 | 11th October 1999 | |
| KANG00301 | 2000 | Czech Republic | SW Face | 23rd September 2000 | 9th October 2000 | |
| KANG00106 | 2000 | UK | SW Face | 11th April 2000 | 13th May 2000 | |
| KANG00107 | 2000 | S Korea | SW Face | 3rd April 2000 | 19th May 2000 | |
| KANG00101 | 2000 | UK | SW Face | 30th April 2000 | 28th May 2000 | |
| KANG00102 | 2000 | India | SW Face | 18th April 2000 | 10th May 2000 | |
| KANG00103 | 2000 | Switzerland | SW Face | 5th April 2000 | 9th May 2000 | |
| KANG00104 | 2000 | Austria | E Ridge-N Face | 13th April 2000 | 7th May 2000 | |
| KANG00105 | 2000 | Switzerland | SW Face | 24th April 2000 | 20th May 2000 | |
| KANG01101 | 2001 | Poland | SW Face | (disputed) | 11th April 2001 | 15th May 2001 |
| KANG02102 | 2002 | Kazakhstan | SW Face | 18th April 2002 | 13th May 2002 | |
| KANG02104 | 2002 | S Korea | SW Face | 10th April 2002 | 13th May 2002 | |
| KANG02101 | 2002 | Czech Republic | SW Face | 9th April 2002 | 13th May 2002 | |
| KANG02103 | 2002 | USA | N Face | 18th April 2002 | 24th May 2002 | |
| KANG03101 | 2003 | UK | - | - | - | |
| KANG03102 | 2003 | USA | SW Face | 16th April 2003 | 12th May 2003 | |
| KANG03103 | 2003 | Switzerland | SW Face | 13th April 2003 | 20th May 2003 | |
| KANG03104 | 2003 | Germany | NE-N Ridge | 13th April 2003 | 8th May 2003 | |
| KANG03105 | 2003 | Australia | SW Face | 17th April 2003 | 20th May 2003 | |
| KANG03106 | 2003 | Italy | SW Face | 7th April 2003 | 20th May 2003 | |
| KANG03301 | 2003 | Spain | SW Face | 12th September 2003 | 4th October 2003 | |
| KANG04301 | 2004 | India | SW Face | 11th September 2004 | 10th October 2004 | |
| KANG04101 | 2004 | Austria | N Face-Ridge | 20th April 2004 | 16th May 2004 | |
| KANG05102 | 2005 | UK | SW Face | 24th April 2005 | 30th May 2005 | |
| KANG05101 | 2005 | Switzerland | SW Face | 16th April 2005 | 13th May 2005 | |
| KANG06104 | 2006 | Australia | SW Face | 16th April 2006 | 14th May 2006 | |
| KANG06105 | 2006 | Portugal | SW Face | 16th April 2006 | 22nd May 2006 | |
| KANG06106 | 2006 | Switzerland | SW Face | 13th April 2006 | 14th May 2006 | |
| KANG06101 | 2006 | Colombia | SW Face | 14th April 2006 | 22nd May 2006 | |
| KANG06102 | 2006 | Germany | SW Face | 16th April 2006 | 14th May 2006 | |
| KANG06103 | 2006 | Spain | SW Face | 14th April 2006 | 19th May 2006 | |
| KANG07101 | 2007 | Spain | SW Face | 30th April 2007 | 24th May 2007 | |
| KANG08101 | 2008 | India | SW Face | 16th April 2008 | 25th May 2008 | |
| KANG08301 | 2008 | Sweden | SW Face | 1st October 2008 | 15th October 2008 | |
| KANG09107 | 2009 | S Korea | SW Face | 6th May 2009 | 18th May 2009 | |
| KANG09101 | 2009 | Netherlands | SW Face | 24th April 2009 | 18th May 2009 | |
| KANG09102 | 2009 | Italy | SW Face | 1st May 2009 | 17th May 2009 | |
| KANG09108 | 2009 | S Korea | SW Face | ✓ | 8th April 2009 | 6th May 2009 |
| KANG09103 | 2009 | UK | SW Face | 24th April 2009 | 19th May 2009 | |
| KANG09104 | 2009 | Spain | SW Face | 21st April 2009 | 18th May 2009 | |
| KANG09105 | 2009 | Spain | SW Face | 16th April 2009 | 18th May 2009 | |
| KANG09106 | 2009 | Norway | SW Face | 20th April 2009 | 18th May 2009 | |
| KANG10101 | 2010 | S Korea | SW Face | 24th March 2010 | 29th April 2010 | |
| KANG11112 | 2011 | Serbia | SW Face | 14th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11105 | 2011 | Nepal | SW Face | 1st May 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11101 | 2011 | Turkey | SW Face | 13th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11102 | 2011 | UK | SW Face | 12th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11103 | 2011 | USA | SW Face | 13th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11104 | 2011 | Iran | SW Face | 21st April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11106 | 2011 | Russia | SW Face | 7th April 2011 | 19th May 2011 | |
| KANG11107 | 2011 | Austria | SW Face | 7th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11108 | 2011 | Spain | SW Face | 14th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11109 | 2011 | India | SW Face | 13th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11110 | 2011 | Australia | SW Face | 15th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11111 | 2011 | France | SW Face | 20th April 2011 | 19th May 2011 | |
| KANG11113 | 2011 | China | SW Face | 14th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG11114 | 2011 | Italy | SW Face | 8th April 2011 | 20th May 2011 | |
| KANG12104 | 2012 | Italy | SW Face | 19th April 2012 | 17th May 2012 | |
| KANG12105 | 2012 | Taiwan | SW Face | 14th April 2012 | 19th May 2012 | |
| KANG12102 | 2012 | USA | SW Face | 20th April 2012 | 19th May 2012 | |
| KANG12101 | 2012 | Japan | SW Face | 15th April 2012 | 19th May 2012 | |
| KANG12103 | 2012 | Chile | SW Face | 19th April 2012 | 18th May 2012 | |
| KANG13107 | 2013 | China | SW Face | 6th April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG13108 | 2013 | Spain | SW Face | 6th April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG13109 | 2013 | China | SW Face | 6th April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG13110 | 2013 | Iran | SW Face | 17th April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG13102 | 2013 | Spain | SW Face | 11th April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG13101 | 2013 | S Korea | SW Face | 5th April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG13106 | 2013 | Italy | SW Face | 25th April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG13105 | 2013 | Bangladesh | SW Face | 28th April 2013 | 11th May 2013 | |
| KANG13104 | 2013 | Iran | SW Face | 18th April 2013 | 12th May 2013 | |
| KANG13103 | 2013 | Hungary | SW Face | 3rd April 2013 | 20th May 2013 | |
| KANG14113 | 2014 | Italy | SW Face | 15th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14101 | 2014 | Italy | SW Face | 22nd April 2014 | 17th May 2014 | |
| KANG14103 | 2014 | S Korea | SW Face | 11th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14104 | 2014 | India | SW Face | 11th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14105 | 2014 | India | SW Face | 21st April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14106 | 2014 | Japan | SW Face | 21st April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14107 | 2014 | Bulgaria | SW Face | 11th April 2014 | 20th May 2014 | |
| KANG14108 | 2014 | India | SW Face | 21st April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14109 | 2014 | Russia | SW Face | 11th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14110 | 2014 | Spain | SW Face | 14th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14112 | 2014 | Spain | SW Face | 22nd April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14114 | 2014 | Finland | SW Face | 18th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14111 | 2014 | Russia | N Ridge | 20th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14102 | 2014 | India | SW Face | 20th April 2014 | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG14115 | 2014 | Japan | SW Face | - | 18th May 2014 | |
| KANG17102 | 2017 | Italy | SW Face | 14th April 2017 | 9th May 2017 | |
| KANG17101 | 2017 | Nepal | SW Face | 14th April 2017 | 16th May 2017 | |
| KANG17104 | 2017 | India | SW Face | 14th January 2017 | 16th May 2017 | |
| KANG17103 | 2017 | Nepal | SW Face | 17th April 2017 | 16th May 2017 | |
| KANG18105 | 2018 | Chile | SW Face | 29th April 2018 | 20th May 2018 | |
| KANG18106 | 2018 | Nepal | SW Face | 20th May 2018 | 23rd May 2018 | |
| KANG18107 | 2018 | S Korea | SW Face | 12th April 2018 | 16th May 2018 | |
| KANG18101 | 2018 | Switzerland | SW Face | 14th April 2018 | 16th May 2018 | |
| KANG18102 | 2018 | Nepal | SW Face | - | 20th May 2018 | |
| KANG18103 | 2018 | India | SW Face | - | 20th May 2018 | |
| KANG18104 | 2018 | Australia | SW Face | 21st April 2018 | 16th May 2018 | |
| KANG19102 | 2019 | Mexico | SW Face | 19th April 2019 | 15th May 2019 | |
| KANG19104 | 2019 | India | SW Face | 17th April 2019 | 15th May 2019 | |
| KANG19101 | 2019 | Nepal | SW Face | - | 14th May 2019 | |
| KANG19106 | 2019 | Nepal | SW Face | 14th April 2019 | 15th May 2019 | |
| KANG19103 | 2019 | India | SW Face | 17th April 2019 | 15th May 2019 | |
| KANG19105 | 2019 | Chile | SW Face | 20th April 2019 | 15th May 2019 | |
| KANG21301 | 2021 | Ecuador | SW Face | 8th September 2021 | 18th September 2021 | |
| KANG21302 | 2021 | Taiwan | SW Face | 8th October 2021 | 16th October 2021 | |
| KANG22104 | 2022 | Canada | SW Face | 21st April 2022 | 9th May 2022 | |
| KANG22102 | 2022 | UK | SW Face | - | 5th May 2022 | |
| KANG22103 | 2022 | Nepal | SW Face | - | 5th May 2022 | |
| KANG22101 | 2022 | Nepal | SW Face | 4th April 2022 | 7th May 2022 | |
| KANG22105 | 2022 | UK | SW Face | 26th April 2022 | 12th May 2022 | |
| KANG22106 | 2022 | Nepal | SW Face | - | 7th May 2022 | |
| KANG22107 | 2022 | Slovakia | SW Face | 14th April 2022 | 7th May 2022 | |
| KANG22108 | 2022 | Norway | SW Face | 11th May 2022 | 14th May 2022 | |
| KANG22109 | 2022 | India | SW Face | 6th May 2022 | 12th May 2022 | |
| KANG22110 | 2022 | Nepal | SW Face | - | 7th May 2022 | |
| KANG23102 | 2023 | Georgia | SW Face | 22nd April 2023 | 18th May 2023 | |
| KANG23103 | 2023 | Nepal | SW Face | - | 1st June 2023 | |
| KANG23104 | 2023 | Germany | SW Face | - | 25th May 2023 | |
| KANG23101 | 2023 | India | SW Face | 20th April 2023 | 25th May 2023 | |
| KANG23105 | 2023 | Norway | SW Face | 16th May 2023 | 18th May 2023 | |
| KANG24103 | 2024 | France | SW Face | - | - | |
| KANG24101 | 2024 | Canada | SW Face | - | - | |
| KANG24102 | 2024 | Russia | SW Face | 18th April 2024 | 27th May 2024 | |
| KANG25101 | 2025 | Denmark | SW Face | - | 10th May 2025 | |
| KANG25106 | 2025 | India | SW Face | - | 18th May 2025 | |
| KANG25103 | 2025 | Ecuador | SW Face | - | 18th May 2025 | |
| KANG25104 | 2025 | UK | SW Face | - | 10th May 2025 | |
| KANG25105 | 2025 | India | SW Face | - | 10th May 2025 | |
| KANG25102 | 2025 | India | SW Face | - | 19th May 2025 |