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
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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 - - -