Chamar North | 1994 NE Ridge from NE
A UK expedition to Chamar North in 1994 via NE Ridge from NE, led by Robert Brown. Summit reached on 6th November 1994. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1358 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHMN94301 |
| Peak ID | CHMN |
| Year | 1994 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge from NE |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Robert Brown |
| Sponsor | British-Nepalese Chamar Expedition |
| 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 | USA |
| Approach | Buri Gandaki->Shar Khola->Dumje->Sharpu Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1994-10-27 |
| Summit Date | 1994-11-06 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5400m due to route difficulty, lack of gear and time |
| High Point (m) | 5400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(27/10,3800m),C1(31/10,4450m),C2(04/11,4913m),xxx(06/11,5400m) |
| Route Notes | BC at snout of Sharpu Glacier east of mountain C1 at glacier moraine above 1st icefall C2 at glacier between 2nd and 3rd icefalls High point at foot of NE Ridge. Left Trisuli Bazar 15th, but took long time to BC because of problem of recuiting porters and keeping them moving during [Dasain] holiday period and had to go over 4600m col which many refused to cross. Complicated mountain with numerous ridges and icefalls. Above BC very bad moraine rock rubbish, very difficult to cross. To C2 huge icefall and on glacier below 3rd icefall. Did not make a C3 on NE Ridge because when got to its bottom could see lower part of ridge, which had greatly changed since New Zealanders were there in 1953: 1000-1500 ft steep rock threatened by seracs which were too dangerous or 60 degrees snow and hanging glacier. Did not have time and equipment to tackle this and not enough time left. Very cold at C2 and weather unsettled. Had expected snow slope ridge, but this it was no longer. Mountain cannot be seen from its base and all approaches very difficult. Lots of seracs coming down on south, east and north sides. |
| Accidents | Nothing serious |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454942 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge from ne |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Brown | M | 1963 | UK | Leader | Preston, Lancashire, England | Aeronautical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen Callen | M | 1954 | UK | Climber | Coventry, W Midlands, England | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Graham Daly | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Oman | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| William Donald (Don) Davison Jr. | M | 1947 | USA | Climber | McLean, Virginia | Hydro-geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| David Charles Hill | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Milford, Derbyshire, England | Control engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| John Michael (Rock) Hudson | M | 1945 | UK | Climber | Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham, England | Geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Sarah Jane Keast | F | 1969 | UK | BC Manager | Preston, Lancashire, England | Secretary | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Charles McDermott | M | 1959 | UK | Climber | Muscat, Oman | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| John James (Boz) Morris | M | 1971 | UK | Climber | Ashby Parva, Leicester, England | Unemployed (living with family) | Details Other expeditions |
| Robin Wills | M | 1961 | UK | Climber | Leyton, London, England | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Alison Wright | F | 1965 | UK | Climber | Oman | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngatemba (Nga Temba) Sherpa | M | 1955 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHMN94301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 69:250 (1995) | - |
| CHMN94301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 151:14 (Jun 1995) | - |
| CHMN94301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199525004/Asia-Nepal-Chamar-Attempt | - | - | - |