Bhrikuti | 1991 SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Bhrikuti in 1991 via SE Ridge, led by Elaine Brook. Summit reached on 22nd October 1991. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	567
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Elaine Brook
Sponsor	British Bhrikuti Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	4th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Kagbeni->Tange->Chuksam
Basecamp Date	1991-10-20
Summit Date	1991-10-22
Summit Time	0745
Summit Days	2
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6476
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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(20/10,5000m),ABC(20/10,5300m),C1(21/10,6100m),Smt(22/10)
Route Notes	BC just east of Damodar Kunde ABC northeast of BC C1 at steep sand/gravel dose at bottom of icefall. All foreigners except Edward Odell, the team doctor, stayed at BC throughout climb because felt effects of altitude. Team mad trekked from Pokhara 8th Oct, from Jomsom 15th Oct. 20th Lhakpa, Ang Kitar, Ang Jangbu and E Odell left BC and reached ABC at 5:30 pm. From BC to ABC terrain is wide steep sloping desert sand/gravel. 21st Oct Odell stayed at ABC while 3 Sherpas went on up and camped under icefall at 20,000 ft. Left ABC 2:30 am and reached C1 at 3:00 pm. 22nd Oct 3 Sherpas left C1 at 2:00 am and on top at 7:45 am. Climbed icefall in 2 hrs fixing rope here to top of icefall at 20,500 ft. From icefall snow and ice ridges very steep - no avalanches but very strong wind. Returned to BC at 7:00 pm. Fixed rope on final 200m to summit because it was windy on sharp rock ridges; this only rope fixed. 5 clients had thought in KTM they would climb but Sherpas were so much more energetic than they were in BC, they felt exploration was enough. BC and its lake are over two 17,000 ft passes from last camp at Gurrnatanti and very rocky taking porters as far as lake because heavy snowstorm could block passes. Bhrikuti (6364m) A British-Nepalese joint team, led by Elaine Brook and co-led by Lhakpa Sherpa, claimed that they made the first ascent of this peak by the SE Ridge on Oct 22, 1991. Three Sherpas (Lhakpa, Ang Zangbu and Ang Kitar) reportedly reached the summit at that time. However, when the HAJ (Himalayan Association of Japan) and the Tribhuvan Univ. Joint team first challenged this peak in 1982 Spring; they climbed all high peaks comprising main range. This fact is apparently denying above British claim [of 1st ascent]. The HAJ-Nepal joint team approached Bhrikuti, believed to be 6720m at that time and placed BC on NW Face via Dae village.
Accidents	None on mountain (all foreigners and Ang Kitar had altitude problems)
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Society
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453783
Year	1991
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	3976
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Elaine
Last Name	Brook
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Peterchurch, Hereford, England
Occupation	Travel company director
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2431148
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	elaine brook
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	3977
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Terrence
Last Name	Clarke
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Sale, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Company director
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2429043
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	terrence clarke
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	48
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	3978
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Hartrey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Khamis Musmayt, Saudi Arabia
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2430292
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter hartrey
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	44
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	3979
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Edward
Last Name	Odell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	UK
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Pathologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5300
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	ABC only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2433948
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward odell
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	34
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	3980
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Rodney
Last Name	Whittam
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Sale, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Accountant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2429621
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rodney whittam
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	46
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	3981
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Wise
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England
Occupation	Accountant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2429858
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david wise
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	46
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	3982
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climbing Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6476
Summit Date 1	1991-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	4
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436042
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	3983
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Ang Kitar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6476
Summit Date 1	1991-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	4
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-26
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kitar sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	3984
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	BHRI
Year	1991
Season	3
First Name	Ang Zangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6476
Summit Date 1	1991-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	4
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-26
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang zangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1991
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Elaine Brook	F	1949	UK	Leader	Peterchurch, Hereford, England	Travel company director	Details Other expeditions
Terrence Clarke	M	1943	UK	Climber	Sale, Cheshire, England	Company director	Details Other expeditions
Peter Hartrey	M	1947	UK	Climber	Khamis Musmayt, Saudi Arabia	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Edward Odell	M	1957	UK	Exp Doctor	London, England	Pathologist	Details Other expeditions
Rodney Whittam	M	1945	UK	Climber	Sale, Cheshire, England	Accountant	Details Other expeditions
David Wise	M	1945	UK	Climber	Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England	Accountant	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	Climbing Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kitar Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Zangbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Reference ID	01
Year	1991
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	66:215 (1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4630
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Reference ID	02
Year	1991
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1992
Language	-
Citation	143:6 (Jan 1992)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	BHRI91301
Reference ID	03
Year	1991
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199221501/Asia-Nepal-Bhirikuti-First-and-Second-Ascents
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
BHRI91301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	66:215 (1992)	-
BHRI91301	MM	-	-	-	143:6 (Jan 1992)	-
BHRI91301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199221501/Asia-Nepal-Bhirikuti-First-and-Second-Ascents	-	-	-