Chobuje | 1979 SW Ridge?

A UK expedition to Chobuje in 1979 via SW Ridge?, led by Dick Isherwood. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8657
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOB79301
Peak ID CHOB
Year 1979
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge?
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Dick Isherwood
Sponsor -
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 -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(Nov),C1,xxx(6400m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Travel
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 5264
Year 1979
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge?

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Richard John (Dick) Isherwood M 1943 UK Leader North Wales Agricultural scientist Details Other expeditions
Geoffrey Cohen M - UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOB79301 AJ Isherwood, Dick A Year Off Work - 115:168-177 (2010-11) -
CHOB79301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2010-11_files/AJ%202010-11%20284-291%20Nepal%20Notes.pdf - - -