Chamlang | 1991 S Ridge
A UK expedition to Chamlang in 1991 via S Ridge, led by Andrew Pollard. Summit reached on 20th October 1991. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 622 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHAM91301 |
| Peak ID | CHAM |
| Year | 1991 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Andrew Pollard |
| Sponsor | British Chamlang Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 5th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, Nepal |
| Approach | Mera La->Honku Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 1991-10-02 |
| Summit Date | 1991-10-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7321 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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 | Mera Peak |
| Campsites | BC(02/10,4700m),ABC(08/10,5170m),C1(09/10,5740m),C2(15/10,6280m),Biv(19/10,6840m),Smt(20/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at 100m above Hongu River, east of Kangone Dingma ABC on moraine Biv in crevasse. After BC esablished, looked for route to ridge because no obvious approach to it. Nga Temba brought his own gear and was not paid wages; ate Brits food but did not carry loads for them. Above C1 250m steep (80 degrees at top) snow slope and fixed rope here - 2 rock towers on ridge; 1st fixed ropes on eastern side and traversed around it (300m traverse), dropped down to snow below it and crossed 2 difficult rock steps (fixed 400m rope have around onto ridge). Main section of ridge was relatively easy snow but very complicated system of knife ridges. C2 on crest of ridge; above C2 had to go onto W Face of ridge because poor snow on crest of ridge and narrow ridge. 3-4 hours along ridge was rock step but did not fix it or any other section above C2. Rock band very technical climbing up 50 vertical meters (was 200m below biv at 6840m so was at about 6600m at its bottom). Above band 70 degrees ice and then steep snow. Summiters down to C2 on 20th, which date other members went to summit of Mera Peak (and returned to Chamlang BC same day). Summiters to BC 22 Oct. |
| Accidents | Howells' mildly frostbitten fingers |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Amtrek |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453826 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Andrew | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Annette C. Carmichael | F | 1961 | UK | Climber | London, England | Radio production assistant (BBC) | Details Other expeditions |
| David Collier | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Hackney, London, England | Postgraduate student in physiology | Details Other expeditions |
| Carolyn Gavey | F | 1961 | Australia | Exp Doctor | Bodenham, Hereford, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| David Gwynne Jones | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Leicester, England | Surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Hancock | M | 1948 | UK | Climber | Kreyston, Hereford, England | Tax inspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Neil Howells | M | 1967 | UK | Climber | Welshpool, Powys, Wales | Forester | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew L. (Andy) Knight | M | 1963 | UK | Climber | Bodenham, Hereford, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew J. (Andy) Pollard | M | 1965 | UK | Climber | Hackney, London, England | Physician (pediatrician) | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Pollard | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Aberdeen, Scotland | Physiology student | Details Other expeditions |
| Nga Temba Sherpa | M | 1950 | Nepal | Climber | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAM91301 | AAJ | Pollard, Andrew | - | - | 66:196 (1992) | - |
| CHAM91301 | MM | - | - | - | 143:6 (Jan 1992) | - |
| CHAM91301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199219601/Asia-Nepal-Chamlang | - | - | - |