Chandi Himal | 2013 W Ridge

A UK expedition to Chandi Himal in 2013 via W Ridge, led by Guy Wilson. Summit reached on 7th November 2013. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9636
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHND13301
Peak ID CHND
Year 2013
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Guy Wilson
Sponsor British Far West Nepal 2013
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 See route notes
Basecamp Date 2013-11-03
Summit Date 2013-11-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2013-11-11
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5950m due to vertical rock wall
High Point (m) 5950
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
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 Climbed unnamed peak 6024m
Campsites BC(03/11,4900m),C1(06/11,5400m),xxx(07/11,5950m)
Route Notes Approach: Nepalgunj->Simikot->Dojang->Thana Singu->Nim Khola->two open camps along Nim Khola. From BC to high camp, easy glacier walk all the way up. From high camp to the high point difficult due to loose rocks. The high point ended up at the base of a 90-degree rock wall.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Lasho Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461542
Year 2013
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Guy Wilson M 1984 UK Leader Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
David John Chapman M 1984 UK Climber Aviemore, Inverness, Scotland Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Neil Anthony Warren M 1983 UK Climber Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHND13301 AAJ Wilson, Guy - - 88:306-307 (2014) -
CHND13301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201212617/Chandi-Himal-Peak-6024m-northwest-ridge-Chandi-Himal-6069m-southeast-ridge-attempt - - -