Chulu West | 1981 N Ridge

A Taiwan expedition to Chulu West in 1981 via N Ridge, led by Chang Wen-Shi. Summit reached on 12th April 1981. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1832
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHUW81101
Peak ID	CHUW
Year	1981
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Taiwan
Leaders	Chang Wen-Shi
Sponsor	-
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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1981-04-08
Summit Date	1981-04-12
Summit Time	1810
Summit Days	4
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6419
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(08/04,4800m),C1(10/04,5600m),C2(11/04,6100m),Smt(12/04)
Route Notes	The 4-man Taiwanese party led by Chang Wen-Shi (34) climbed by normal route. BC (4800m) was on 8 April, C1 (5600m) on 10th, C2 (6100m) on 11th. Next day Chang Ming-Lung (30) and Sirdar Jangbu (28) reached the summit at 18:10 after 10 hrs climb from C2. This was the highest altitude ever reached by the Taiwanese.
Accidents	This was the highest altitude ever reached by the Taiwanese
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450468
Year	1981
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	6609
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHUW81101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHUW
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Wen-Shi
Last Name	Chang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Leader
Residence	Taiwan
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	32
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wen-shi chang
Year of Birth	-
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	6610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHUW81101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHUW
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Ming-Lung
Last Name	Chang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Taiwan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6419
Summit Date 1	1981-04-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1810
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ming-lung chang
Year of Birth	-
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6611
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHUW81101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHUW
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6419
Summit Date 1	1981-04-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1810
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Wen-Shi Chang	M	-	Taiwan	Leader	Taiwan	-	Details Other expeditions
Ming-Lung Chang	M	-	Taiwan	Climber	Taiwan	-	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHUW81101
Reference ID	01
Year	1981
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Chang, Wen Shi
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1982
Language	-
Citation	56:227 (1982)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12813
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHUW81101
Reference ID	02
Year	1981
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198222702/Asia-Nepal-Chulu-West
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHUW81101	AAJ	Chang, Wen Shi	-	-	56:227 (1982)	-
CHUW81101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198222702/Asia-Nepal-Chulu-West	-	-	-