Chamlang | 1992 N Face-E Ridge-E Summit

A France expedition to Chamlang in 1992 via N Face-E Ridge-E Summit, led by Laurent Hallier. Summit reached on 22nd October 1992. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1179
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHAM92301
Peak ID CHAM
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face-E Ridge-E Summit
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Laurent Hallier
Sponsor Chamlang 1992
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 Hinku Valley->Baruntse BC->West Col->Lower Barun
Basecamp Date 1992-10-19
Summit Date 1992-10-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 5
Termination Date 1992-10-24
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to bad conditions (falling seracs) and lack of strength
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 3
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 Mera Peak before Chamlang
Campsites BC(19/10,5800m),xxx(22/10,6400m)
Route Notes From BC climbed towards East ridge (NE Ridge of East Summit in Chamlang sketch map), towards "g" of Chamlang on Schneider Khumbu map. Worked three days on North Face to reach ridge. Then stopped because of falling seracs, cold and wind. Genereau was not good enough at climbing to go to West Col, so camped below it on West side; this left only two members, no Sherpas to carry 3.5 kg loads. If came again to this route, would be with more climbers.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454195
Year 1992
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face-e ridge-e summit

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anne Genereau F 1965 France Climber Lescheraines, Savoie, France Sports technician Details Other expeditions
Laurent Hallier M 1961 France Leader Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Landscape gardener Details Other expeditions
Pierre Sicot M 1962 France Climber Paris, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHAM92301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:210 (1993) -
CHAM92301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321002/Asia-Nepal-Chamlang-Attempt - - -