Dorje Lhakpa | 1999 W Ridge

A France expedition to Dorje Lhakpa in 1999 via W Ridge, led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 28th October 1999. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3371
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DORJ99301
Peak ID DORJ
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Paulo Grobel
Sponsor Terres d'Adventure Dorje Lhakpa Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 12-13th w/Robert
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-10-18
Summit Date 1999-10-28
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 10
Total Days 13
Termination Date 1999-10-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6966
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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(18/10,4700m),C1(22/10,5400m),C2(24/10,6100m),Smt(28-29/10)
Route Notes BC at Langshisa Tsang Glacier C1 at pass at start of West Ridge C2 at flat spot on West Ridge. After arrival BC had to wait for snowfall to stop before starting up - spent time on 23rd-25th searching for Robert's tents with gear both teams needed and these under 2 m snow, so took 3 days to find them; spent 4 nights in C2 for search. Finally up on 28th to top at 12:00 noon. Climbed with Robert's team both days.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457484
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michel Jean Bardou M 1960 France Climber Billere, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France Factory supervisor Details Other expeditions
Alexandre Bongard M 1964 France Climber Villars-sur-Glane, Switzerland Salesman Details Other expeditions
Albert Raymond Joeseph Crocombette M 1950 France Climber Maringues, Puy-de-Dome, France Bookkeeper Details Other expeditions
Paul Marc (Paulo) Grobel M 1957 France Leader La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean Francois Males M 1950 France Climber Tulle, Correze, France Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Bernard Muheim M 1973 France Climber Fribourg, Switzerland Nurse Details Other expeditions
Nicolas Reboul M 1964 France Climber Paris, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Jean-Pierre Saure M 1959 France Climber Vaux-sur-Eure, Eure, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Yapo, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ram Kumar Gurung M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Prem Lhakpa Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DORJ99301 HIGH - - - 212:64-65 (Jul 2000) -