Bhrikuti | 1990

A UK expedition to Bhrikuti in 1990, led by Elaine Brook. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1060
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BHRI90101
Peak ID BHRI
Year 1990
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 -
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Elaine Brook
Sponsor British-Nepalese Joint Bhrikuti Expedition Spring 1990
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 Japan, Nepal
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1990-03-12
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 17
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(12/03),xxx
Route Notes Very difficult to reach BC. Very dry (no water) so porters wouldn't go. Took mules but grass not there and grass they carried they carried finished and [mules] nearly died. Spent 2 nights at BC at 18,000 ft and left on 14th March without any climbing at all. Returned Ktm 21 March and most of group left Nepal 22 March. Brook and Lhakpa leave 29 March. 13 members and 3 Sherpas reached BC. G. Shaw fell, broke his wrist and was helicoptered out one week earlier. Want to return on 1991 with approach march in August and climb in September.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Society
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 5230
Year 1990
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) -

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Susan Shaw F 1953 UK Climber London, England Solicitor Details Other expeditions
Margaret Axon F 1941 UK Climber Danbury, Essex, England Nurse Details Other expeditions
Elaine Brook F 1949 UK Leader Peterchurch, Hereford, England Travel company director Details Other expeditions
Susan Byrne F 1942 UK Climber London, England Market researcher Details Other expeditions
Colin Francis Downing M 1940 UK Climber Chiwell, Nottingham, England Hotel director Details Other expeditions
Zoe Harben F 1920 UK Climber Byfleet, Surrey, England Retired company director Details Other expeditions
Reiko Ikai F 1931 Japan Climber Otsu, Shiga, Japan Managing director Details Other expeditions
Sean Jones M 1944 UK Climber London, England Company director Details Other expeditions
David Howard Ketley M 1947 UK Climber Whaleybridge, Derbyshire, England Insurance company branch manager Details Other expeditions
John MacDonald M 1926 UK Climber Danbury, Essex, England Solicitor Details Other expeditions
Patricia Kathleen MacDonald F 1930 UK Climber Danbury, Essex, England Solicitor Details Other expeditions
Audrey Mary Salkeld F 1936 UK Climber Clevedon, Avon, England Mountaineering researcher and historian Details Other expeditions
Geoffery Shaw M 1944 UK Climber London, England Solicitor Details Other expeditions
Laureen Summers F 1937 UK Climber Yealmpton, Devon, England Dairy supervisor Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M 1963 Nepal Climber Peterchurch, Hereford, England Travel company director Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa M 1959 Nepal Climber Namche Bazar, Khumbu Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1948 Nepal Climber Kharte, Kharikhola, Solukhumbu Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.