Bhrikuti | 1986 W Face/Ridge
A France expedition to Bhrikuti in 1986 via W Face/Ridge, led by Claude Jaccoux. Summit reached on 30th April 1986. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 968 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BHRI86101 |
| Peak ID | BHRI |
| Year | 1986 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face/Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Claude Jaccoux |
| Sponsor | French-Nepalese Bhrikuti Expedition |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1986-04-22 |
| Summit Date | 1986-04-30 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 9 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6250m due to lack of time in tightly scheduled program |
| High Point (m) | 6250 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(22/04,4450m),C1(23/04,5400m),C2(27/04,5950m),xxx(30/04,6250m) |
| Route Notes | BC at 4450m northwest of mountain (came there from Tange eastwards) C1 southeast from BC in the valley (same place as Japanese C1) C2 south of C1 still in the valley on glacier High point beyond pass on West Face. 30 April made attempt. 29 April reached pass leading to go another valley. Pass 6250m and reasonable place for a C2 or C3. Returned to C2 and on 30th April tried to go to top but too long: were about 1 hr from top and was possible to reach. However 2 people roped together fell and other 2 on other rope had to rescue them from crevasse and now was 5 pm and had been away from C2 12 hrs. Now too tired and it was too late to go on up, thus ended climb because no time left. Were on steep (55 degrees) snow and ice face. Always fresh snow and wind obliterating tracks. Ferrand fell into crevasse 30 April; was belayed by other member but was hanging in crevasse and belayer could not move but no injury; rescue consumed too much time to continue to summit. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451777 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face/ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Cabanel | M | 1948 | France | Exp Doctor | Lodeve, Herault, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Claire Delval | F | 1958 | France | Climber | Chatenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Yves Ferrand | M | 1958 | France | Climber | Colomiers, Haute-Garonne, France | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Gaillot | M | 1962 | France | Climber | St. Denis-les-Bourg, Seine-St-Denis, France | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Claude Jaccoux | M | 1933 | France | Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Bruno Kriner | M | 1957 | France | Climber | Chatenay-Malabry, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Computer analyst | Details Other expeditions |
| Rosanna Mavilla | F | 1957 | France | Climber | Colomiers, Haute-Garonne, France | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Marie-Therese Nicolas | F | 1947 | France | Climber | Yvette, France | Biologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Vincent Pierre Protopopoff | M | 1961 | France | Climber | Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Computer operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Dwarika Nath Shrestha | M | - | Nepal | Member | Dilli Bazar, Kathmandu | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | Climber/H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | Trekking agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Ishwari Prasad Sharma (Bhusal) | M | 1960 | Nepal | Climber/H-A Worker | - | Student | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHRI86101 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 61:249 (1987) | - |
| BHRI86101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198724902/Asia-Nepal-Bhrikuti-Attempt | - | - | - |