Dhampus | 2001 Western slope to Thapa Smt
A France expedition to Dhampus in 2001 via Western slope to Thapa Smt, led by Raphael Guilbert. Summit reached on 28th October 2001. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3938 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DHAM01301 |
| Peak ID | DHAM |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | Western slope to Thapa Smt |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Raphael Guilbert |
| Sponsor | Thapa Peak and Tour de Dhaulagiri |
| 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 | Beni->Babukhar->Dhaulagiri BC->Hidden Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-10-26 |
| Summit Date | 2001-10-28 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 2 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 2 |
| Termination Notes | Climbed western summit (Thapa) |
| High Point (m) | 6012 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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(26/10,5080m),W-Smt(28/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at hidden valley near Chorten. The expedition team left the BC at 04:00 hours, reached to summit at 11:00 hours. There was snow from 200m to the summit. They found stones arranged and prayer flags on the summit. It was not a type of climbing but was easy walk. They used crampons, but could reach to summit without crampons. Same day they camped at Yak Kharka. Next day camp was in Marpha below Jomsom. The expedition returned to KTM on Oct 31 and will leave Nepal on Nov 3. The liaison officer did not show up in Hidden Valley (BC) camp as agreed. There were Germans, French and Czechs camping on way to the Thapa Peak and after on the way to Yak Kharka. Guilbert said those were without permit and had all the climbing gears with them and he was told by them that they may try the peak. The members expressed their disappointment about the peak and felt that they were fooled for paying the royalty for the peak where as others just going to have it free. I met Nima Lhakpa's (Tip Top) brother who told me that there are climbers without permit to the Thapa Peak (from Thamserku and 2 or 3 agencies). Three members Levet, Rion and Vincent reached to BC but they did not try to climb. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | 1st official summit of Thapa (western) summit |
| Agency | Tip & Top Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458172 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | western slope to thapa smt |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helene Bastard | F | 1973 | France | Climber | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France | Supermarket sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephanie Candoret | F | 1976 | France | Climber | St. Maur-des-Fosses, Val-de-Marne, France | Chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andre Favre-Felix | M | 1953 | France | Climber | Thorens, Savoie, France | Truck driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Raphael Guilbert | M | 1975 | France | Leader | Livry-Gargan, Seine-St-Denis, France | Construction engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Philippe Lascaux | M | 1960 | France | Climber | Bayonne, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Railroad staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Levet | M | 1942 | France | Climber | Chavanod, Haute-Savoie, France | Director of transportation company | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean Mespoulhe | M | 1951 | France | Climber | Tremblay-en-France, Seine-St-Denis, France | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Veronique Rion | F | 1961 | France | Climber | Villeparisis, Seine-et-Marne, France | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Colette Vincent | F | 1954 | France | Climber | Meylan, Isere, France | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Namgyal Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHAM01301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 76:404 (2002) | - |
| DHAM01301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200240401/Asia-Nepal-Gurans-Himal-Thapa-First-Official-Ascent | - | - | - |