Chukyima Go | 2017 WSW Ridge

A USA expedition to Chukyima Go in 2017 via WSW Ridge, led by Kristoffer Erickson. Summit reached on 26th October 2017. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9642
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHUG17301
Peak ID CHUG
Year 2017
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 WSW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Kristoffer Erickson
Sponsor American Chukyima Go Expedition 2017
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries UK
Approach Lukla->Tesi Laptsa->Na (BC)
Basecamp Date 2017-10-18
Summit Date 2017-10-26
Summit Time 1500
Summit Days 8
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2017-10-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6258
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
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 Yaling Ri
Campsites BC(18/10),C1(22/10,5794m),Smt(26/10)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463670
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) wsw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kristoffer Jon (Kris) Erickson M 1974 USA Leader Livingston, Montana Photographer, alpinist, skier & guide Details Other expeditions
Michael David Arnold M 1987 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Timothy Clive Wheeler M 1959 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHUG17301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214482/Chugimago-aka-Chukyima-Go-West-Southwest-Ridge - - -
CHUG17301 AAJ Erickson, Kristoffer Chugimago, West-Southwest Ridge - 92:330-331 (2018) -