Burke Kang | 2017 E Couloir

A USA expedition to Burke Kang in 2017 via E Couloir, led by William Burke. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9400
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BURK17101
Peak ID BURK
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Couloir
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders William Burke
Sponsor Burke Khang First Ascent Expedition Spring 2017
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 Lukla->Namche->Gokyo
Basecamp Date 2017-03-17
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 3
Termination Date 2017-03-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/03,5500m),xxx(6400m)
Route Notes Burke reached base camp and was not able to begin climbing because of weather. Deep snow, high winds, extreme cold and avalanche risk made it impossible to move up the mountain. The Sherpas fixed lines only to C1 (6400m). Sherpas: Naga Dorje Samden Bhote Shera Gyalzen Tenzing Dorje Lhakpa Nuru
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 5257
Year 2017
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e couloir

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
William Mitchell (Bill) Burke M 1942 USA Leader Costa Mesa, California Retired attorney Details Other expeditions
Samden (Sonam) Bhote M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nanda Dorje (Naga Dorje, Nanga) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Shera Gyalzen Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Dorje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BURK17101 - - http://eightsummits.com/bill-burke-blog/mountaineering/burke-khang-2017/ - - -
BURK17101 - - http://eightsummits.com/bill-burke-blog/mountaineering/bills-wild-ride-in-the-himalaya/ - - -
BURK17101 - - http://eightsummits.com/bill-burke-blog/mountaineering/burke-khang-redux/#/ - - -