Bhrikuti | 2002 W Face-N Ridge
A Belgium expedition to Bhrikuti in 2002 via W Face-N Ridge, led by Doug Rossillon. Summit reached on 29th October 2002. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4143 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BHRI02301 |
| Peak ID | BHRI |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face-N Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Leaders | Doug Rossillon |
| Sponsor | Bhrikuti Expedition 2002 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 10th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Switzerland |
| Approach | Yare and southeast to Damodar Kunde |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-10-26 |
| Summit Date | 2002-10-29 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 3 |
| Total Days | 4 |
| Termination Date | 2002-10-30 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6476 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| 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 | BC(26/10,5100m),C1(28/10,5600m),Smt(29/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at 5100m near Damodar Kunde monastery C1 at 5600m on moraine beside glacier Difficult passes to Damodar Kunde to BC. From C1 climbed wall of West Face to start of North Ridge and up this ridge - not difficult. Climb not a problem but very difficult to get there. Very windy with cold gales from Tibet. Down from top to BC. Route is long with three cols to go down into and up out of. |
| Accidents | Bochatay altitude problem and in BC all climbing period |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457819 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face-n ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bochatay | M | 1967 | Switzerland | Climber | Salvan, Valais, Switzerland | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Patricia Jourdan | F | 1970 | Switzerland | Climber | Salvan, Valais, Switzerland | School teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Doug Rossillon | M | 1958 | Belgium | Leader & Exp Doctor | Overijse, Belgium | Plastic surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheplung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshiring Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rakshikharka, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHRI02301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 252:62 (Nov 2003) | - |