Changtse | 1990 SE Face-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Changtse in 1990 via SE Face-NE Ridge, led by Paul Pfau. Summit reached on 9th May 1990. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4392
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CTSE90101
Peak ID CTSE
Year 1990
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 SE Face-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Paul Pfau
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 12th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1990-04-20
Summit Date 1990-05-09
Summit Time 2030
Summit Days 19
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7583
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 5
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(20/04),ABC(25/04,5480m),C1(27/04,5800m),C2(29/04,6100m),C3(01/05,6400m),C4(02/05,6525m),C5(03/05,6900m),Smt(09/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents One member evacuated with cerebral edema
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453836
Year 1990
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face-ne ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Dean Blanca M - USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Scott Edwards M - USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Paul Raymond Pfau M 1949 USA Leader Shadow Hills, California Attorney Details Other expeditions
John G. Cleary M 1952 USA Climber Reno, Nevada Geologist & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Donald D. (Don) McIntyre M 1946 USA Climber Oakton, Virginia Manager (US Government's Dept of Energy) Details Other expeditions
Doug Nixon M 1944 USA Climber Kirkland, Washington Heating technician Details Other expeditions
Jerald Lee (Jerry) Sisk M 1940 USA Climber - Physician Details Other expeditions
Michael Sisk M - USA Climber - Physician Details Other expeditions
Sam Shields M - USA Exp Doctor - - Details Other expeditions
Dan Damon M - USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Scott Dinham M - USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Robert John Secor M 1956 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Stan Horn M - USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CTSE90101 AAJ Pfau, Paul - - 65:288-290 (1991) -
CTSE90101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199128802/Asia-Tibet-Changtse-Southeast-Face - - -