Asia, Nepal, Kumbhakarna, Winer Ascent, 1984

Publication Year: 1986.

Kumbhakarna, Winter Ascent, 1984. More details are available on the Korean winter ascent of Kumbhakarna (Jannu). This was the first Korean ascent and the first winter ascent. It was done by a spur on the south face which led to the south ridge, a new variation. There were four camps above Base Camp. On December 9, 1984 the leader Kim Ki-Heyg and Sherpas Ang Dorje and Lhakpa Gelbu reached the summit.

Michael J. Cheney, Himalayan Club, and Elizabeth Hawley