Dorje Lhakpa | 2000 W Ridge

A USA expedition to Dorje Lhakpa in 2000 via W Ridge, led by Heidi Kloos. Summit reached on 11th November 2000. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3717
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DORJ00303
Peak ID DORJ
Year 2000
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Heidi Kloos
Sponsor Aspen Dorje Lhakpa Expedition
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 Langtang Khola->Yalu Khola
Basecamp Date 2000-11-08
Summit Date 2000-11-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2000-11-20
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6350m due to unstable snow conditions
High Point (m) 6350
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(08/11,4500m),C1(09/11,5370m),C2(10/11,5930m),xxx(11,13/11,6350m)
Route Notes BC further down Yaru valley from French (not on glacier moraine) C1 at start of West Ridge at Tilman's Col C3 on West Ridge High point on West Ridge. Summit attempt: 11 Nov by Jackson, Falender, Fox and Gibans from C2 to 6350m and unstable snow ahead on ridge looked unsafe and avalanche prone. All down to C1 (2M) and BC (2M). 13 Nov Kloos to C2 with Sarki, Tshering, McCall and Alder. On 14 Nov all 5 up from C2 and turned back cold at 6100m and Kloos and Sherpas at about 6350m and did not like snow conditions also. All returned to C1 that day. All down to BC on 15th.
Accidents Martin onset of cerebral edema
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457820
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sierra Alder F 1970 USA Climber Ventura, California Manufacturers working with design and production stuff Details Other expeditions
Mark Falender M 1982 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Student in high school Details Other expeditions
Charlotte Conant Fox F 1957 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Ski patroller & investor Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Samuel (Jon) Gibans M 1958 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Emergency-room doctor Details Other expeditions
Richard A. (Dick) Jackson M 1950 USA Climber Basalt, Colorado Alpine guide & guide service owner Details Other expeditions
Heidi Kloos F 1969 USA Leader Aspen, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Reese S. Martin M 1955 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Environmental engineer & designer of outdoor clothing Details Other expeditions
Brian McCall M 1972 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Sallie Shatz F 1965 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Photographer Details Other expeditions
Parsu Ram (Tshering) Rai M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Dhirtel, Rakha Bangdel-1, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Sarki Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DORJ00303 HIGH - - - 226:63 (Sep 2001) -