Ardang | 2019 NW Shoulder-W Ridge

A Canada expedition to Ardang in 2019 via NW Shoulder-W Ridge, led by Bryce Brown. Summit reached on 13th November 2019. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10384
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ARDN19301
Peak ID ARDN
Year 2019
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Shoulder-W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Bryce Brown
Sponsor Canadian Ardang Peak Expedition 2019
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Limi Valley
Basecamp Date 2019-10-31
Summit Date 2019-11-13
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 13
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2019-11-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6034
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
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(31/10,4200m),C1(06/11,5200m),C2(12/11,5650m),Smt(13/11)
Route Notes Brown and Twelker left high camp on 13 Nov at 7 am, summited at 2 pm, stayed 20 minutes, then descended back to high camp at 8 pm. New route/first ascent up the NW Shoulder via a morainal drainage, to a snow ramp to a col, then the rocky W Ridge to the summit snowcap. Their guide (Ang Tshering Lama) only went to BC and did not climb due to a knee injury.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Angs Himalayan Adventures
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462710
Year 2019
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw shoulder-w ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bryce Kendall Brown M 1974 Canada Leader Canmore, Alberta Physician Details Other expeditions
Sunny Sonya Twelker F 1968 Canada Climber Canmore, Alberta Physician Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ARDN19301 - - https://www.facebook.com/pg/angshimalayanadventures/posts/?ref=page_internal - - -
ARDN19301 - - https://www.facebook.com/ang.lama.9/media_set?set=piaarp.664369223&type=1 - - -
ARDN19301 AAJ Griffin, Lindsay Phupharka Himal, Ardang, First Ascent - 94:310 (2020) -
ARDN19301 - Griffin, Lindsay http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215500 - - -