Dorje Lhakpa | 2001 W Ridge

A France expedition to Dorje Lhakpa in 2001 via W Ridge, led by Philippe Grenier. Summit reached on 21st October 2001. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3939
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Philippe Grenier
Sponsor	Nepal France Joint Dorje Lhakpa Expedition 2001
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	15th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Belgium, Italy
Approach	Langtang Khola->Langshisa Kharka->Trupaikul->Langshisa Glacier
Basecamp Date	2001-10-11
Summit Date	2001-10-21
Summit Time	1300
Summit Days	10
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2001-10-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6966
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	3000
Total Members	5
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(11/10,4800m),C1(15/10,5400m),C2(20/10,6150m),Smt(21/10)
Route Notes	BC on glacier C1 at bottom of ridge C2 at 6150m on West Ridge. Summit party of six left C2 at 6:00 am for top. Delobelle stopped at 6750m because too slow and tired; Rouquette stopped at 6600m also slow. So 4 to top at 1:00 pm and down to BC only 3 while De Sommer slept in C2 that night; also C2 4:00-4:30 and later in descent. Fixed rope from C1 to 200m below summit because of snow and ice, very steep and ridge very narrow in places and even flat spots were so narrow they had to be fixed.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458165
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	30922
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Patrick
Last Name	Delobelle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Pirey, Doubs, France
Occupation	Engineer
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)	6750
Summit Date 1	2001-10-21
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	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	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2431409
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	patrick delobelle
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30923
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Mark P. B. F.
Last Name	De Sommer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Climber
Residence	Bierges, Belgium
Occupation	Managing director
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)	6966
Summit Date 1	2001-10-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	15
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	2436361
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark p. b. f. de sommer
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30924
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Philippe
Last Name	Grenier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
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)	6966
Summit Date 1	2001-10-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	15
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	2432684
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe grenier
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30925
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Guiliana
Last Name	Maderi Radice
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Prilly, Italy
Occupation	Federal court administration staff
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)	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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2429841
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guiliana maderi radice
Year of Birth	1945
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30926
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Jean Claude
Last Name	Rouquette
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Roquevaire, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
Occupation	Teacher
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	2001-10-21
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	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	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2433757
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean claude rouquette
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30927
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Tenzing
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)	6966
Summit Date 1	2001-10-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	15
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	-26
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30928
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Tshering
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)	6966
Summit Date 1	2001-10-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	15
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	-26
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Patrick Delobelle	M	1950	France	Climber	Pirey, Doubs, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mark P. B. F. De Sommer	M	1963	Belgium	Climber	Bierges, Belgium	Managing director	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Grenier	M	1953	France	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Guiliana Maderi Radice	F	1945	Italy	Climber	Prilly, Italy	Federal court administration staff	Details Other expeditions
Jean Claude Rouquette	M	1956	France	Climber	Roquevaire, Bouches-du-Rhone, France	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5695
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DORJ01301
Reference ID	01
Year	2001
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	-
Citation	239:76 (Oct 2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DORJ01301	HIGH	-	-	-	239:76 (Oct 2002)	-