Aichyn | 2015 N Ridge-W Ridge

A France expedition to Aichyn in 2015 via N Ridge-W Ridge, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 25th September 2015. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8966
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ACHN15302
Peak ID ACHN
Year 2015
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge-W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Paulo Grobel
Sponsor Paulo Aichyn Expedition 2015
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Simikot->Nying Khola
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2015-09-25
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6055
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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 -
Campsites Smt(25/09)
Route Notes Limi Himal, Ashvin, WNW Ridge (Paulo Grobel): Landing just after dawn at Simikot airstrip with all our baggage was already a great success. Our goal was to explore the Limi Group, a large "blank on the map" with more than 15 peaks over 6000m (see also AAJ 2015) and make the first ascent of Ashvin (6055m). However, early on the approach we were surprised to meet a young team of Japanese mountaineers from Doshisha University, returning from making the first ascent of this mountain from the valley of the Chuwa Khola. I was happy for their success because it marks another stage in my project to promote climbing in West Nepal, but also disappointed because it was me who proposed that this peak be opened, and I had hoped to climb it as far back as the spring of 2013. We would follow the same route as the Japanese on the mountain, though our approach to the base would be different. Ashvin has two summits, north and south, the former a less inspiring peak. The Ashvins are the two Vedic gods in Hindu mythology, and unfortunately a spelling mistake has crept into the official list of open peaks, on which the ministry refers to the mountain Aichyn, a name without meaning. On September 24, from a high camp, Hugues De Varax with Rajan Lama, Dhan Magar with Marie Christine Duchateau, Jean-Paul Charpentier with Pierre Derieux, and Daniel Gascard, Magali Gorce, and I reached the summit of Ashvin North (30°17'35"N, 81°52'22"E, 6,025m, F). The following day De Varax with Dhan Magar, Charpentier with Derieux, and Rajan Lama and I first climbed the northeast ridge of a subsidiary peak Kaya Ko Himal, then descended from that summit southeast to what we called Cosmos Col, and finally finished up the west ridge of Ashvin (30°16'15"N, 81°51'28"E, PD). As part of the Limi Himal Project, my website soon will have a page where all can share their experiences in this area. It may go some way toward convincing the Nepalese government to open the entire range under a special permit system, encouraging mountaineers to think "outside the box," have adventures in this remote area, and in so doing help improve its economic situation. Currently only Ashvin and Ardung (6034m) are on the permitted list in this region.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Yeti Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461781
Year 2015
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge-w ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Paul Marc (Paulo) Grobel M 1957 France Leader La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Daniel Yves Marie Gascard M 1961 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Syndicalist Details Other expeditions
Marie-Louise Annie Le Coguiec F 1957 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Ecology ministry official Details Other expeditions
Hughes Alain Jacques Marie Riverieulx de Varax M 1958 France Climber Versailles, Yvelines, France Software development engineer Details Other expeditions
Marie-Christine Courtin Duchateau F 1949 France Climber Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France Retired computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Magali Anne Gorce F 1975 France Climber Paris, France Engineer in urban ecology Details Other expeditions
Jean-Paul Emole Gabriel Charpentier M 1955 France Climber La Ferte St. Aubin, Loiret, France Researcher in biology Details Other expeditions
Yannick Jean Benoit Marietti M 1974 France Climber St. Antonin-sur-Bayon, Bouches-du-Rhone, France Microelectronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Pierre Robert Roger Derieux M 1965 France Climber Paris, France Consultant in business strategy Details Other expeditions
Rajan Lama Bhote M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dhan Bahadur Magar M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Wapsa, Waku-8, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.