Changtse | 1987 N Face-NE Ridge

A Australia expedition to Changtse in 1987 via N Face-NE Ridge, led by Louis A. Whitton. Summit reached on 29th September 1987. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2700
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1987
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Face-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Louis A. Whitton
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	8th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1987-09-05
Summit Date	1987-09-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	24
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7583
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
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(05/09,5100m),C1(5400m),C2(5800m),ABC(6000m),Biv1(6200m),Biv2(6500m),Biv3(6650m),Biv4(6900m),Smt(29/09)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	None
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452880
Year	1987
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	23801
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Louis A.
Last Name	Whitton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	-
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)	7100
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	3
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	-91
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	louis a. whitton
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23802
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Rod
Last Name	Turner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	7583
Summit Date 1	1987-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	8
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	-146
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rod turner
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23803
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Glen
Last Name	Nash
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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)	7583
Summit Date 1	1987-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	8
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	-146
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	glen nash
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23804
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	D.
Last Name	Hunter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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)	7200
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	4
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	-91
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	d. hunter
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23805
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	C.
Last Name	Gordon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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)	7100
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	3
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	-91
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	c. gordon
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23806
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	J.
Last Name	Smart
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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)	7200
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	4
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	-91
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	j. smart
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Louis A. Whitton	M	-	Australia	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Rod Turner	M	-	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Glen Nash	M	-	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
D. Hunter	M	-	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
C. Gordon	M	-	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
J. Smart	M	-	Australia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2148
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Reference ID	01
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Whitton, Louis A.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	62:272 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4356
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Reference ID	02
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	119:8 (Jan 1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12280
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CTSE87301
Reference ID	03
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198827204/Asia-Tibet-Changtse
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CTSE87301	AAJ	Whitton, Louis A.	-	-	62:272 (1988)	-
CTSE87301	MM	-	-	-	119:8 (Jan 1988)	-
CTSE87301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198827204/Asia-Tibet-Changtse	-	-	-