Api Main | 1992 S(E) Face

A UK expedition to Api Main in 1992 via S(E) Face, led by Robert Brown. Summit reached on 10th October 1992. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1125
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID APIM92301
Peak ID APIM
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S(E) Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Robert Brown
Sponsor TWTCC Expedition to W Nepal
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Chamlia Khola in 8 days from Bartoli
Basecamp Date 1992-09-23
Summit Date 1992-10-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 17
Total Days 23
Termination Date 1992-10-16
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to snowfall and lack of time
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 BC(23/09,4200m),ABC(25/09,5000m),C1(27/09,5300m),C2(03/10,5800m),xxx(10/10,6000m)
Route Notes BC south of summit ABC at foot of face directly below East Col at 6100m C1 on South Face C2 on South Face. Mountain has way wide flat South Face and low on this is a buttress and route lay up this face to col on East Ridge. When established C2 had bad weather, went down, up again and tried alpine-style ascent from C2 on 10th Oct, but 2 ft snow fell in storm that came up and descended to C1 that evening and to BC on 11th. Lots and lots of snow. Now no more time: porters expected on 15th. Barchula airfield good for expeditions: porters and food available there (and roads in autumn very bad).
Accidents All were plagued by flu
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454003
Year 1992
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s(e) face

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Robert J. Brown M 1963 UK Leader Preston, Lancashire, England Aeronautical engineer Details Other expeditions
James Hall M 1954 UK Climber Glasgow, Scotland Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
David Charles Hill M 1962 UK Climber Milford, Derbyshire, England Aeronautical engineer (Rolls-Royce) Details Other expeditions
John Michael (Rock) Hudson M 1945 UK Climber Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham, England Geologist (British Geological Service) Details Other expeditions
Stewart Partridge M 1964 UK Climber Anstey, Leicester, England Technician with ordinance survey Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
APIM92301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:238 (1993) -
APIM92301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199323804/Asia-Nepal-Api-Attempt - - -