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 - - -