Ganesh I | 2012 W Face (to 5500m)

A UK expedition to Ganesh I in 2012 via W Face (to 5500m), led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 9th November 2012. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7808
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GAN112301
Peak ID GAN1
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face (to 5500m)
Route 2 SW Ridge (to 4500m)
Route 3 NW Ridge (to 5700m)
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Phil Crampton
Sponsor Altitude Junkies Ganesh I Expedition 2012
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 Belgium, Colombia, Finland, Russia, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-10-29
Summit Date 2012-11-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2012-11-11
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to inability to find climbable route
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 900
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/10,4000m),xxx(09/11,5700m)
Route Notes BC on moraine Torogumba Glacier C1 several camps pitched while exploring C2 on mountain's west side. This was basically an exploration of the west side of Ganesh I by the team's leader with the assistant leader and their Sherpas in support in order to reach the summit via the West Face. First, they attempted to find a line directly up the West Face. C1 was placed at 5000m at the foot of the face on 31 October by Crampton and their five Sherpas. From there they climbed the left side of a gully on the face and fixed 900m of rope here. But the gully turned out to be an avalanche chute. Their five Sherpas climbed to 5500m; Crampton and Mansikka went to only 5450m after the Sherpas reported on the avalanching. Next, on 5 November, they went to have a look at the possibility of climbing the SW Ridge. Crampton and Pasang Ongchu, their sirdar, walked to the head of the glacier at 4500m. This approach was even more dangerous than the West Face because of large hanging seracs. Lastly, Crampton and their five Sherpas, hoping for a safe route on the NW Ridge, made a new C1 at 5000m at the snow-line on the 7th. On the 9th from this C1 Crampton, the Sherpas and all the members tried to push a route to a C2. They climbed to 5700m where they were stopped by crevasses that were impassable without a good supply of ladders. Their high point here as just below their proposed site for C2. They retreated to BC, and there on the 10th the decision was made to abandon the climb. Sherpas: Dawa Finjo Lama Bhote, 5/9/88 (20/6/2045), Hatiya-1, Everest Dorje Sherpa, 1/1/65, Phuleli (near Nunthala), Taksindu-3, Solu, Everest X6 Pasang Nima Sherpa, 28/1/74 (2/3/2030) Chaurikharka-2, Solu, scaled Everest Pasang Ongchu Sherpa, 25/4/87, Bung-9, Solu, Everest Sange Sherpa, 20/9/73, Sotang-6, Solu, scaled Everest
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Expedition Himalaya
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458523
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face (to 5500m)

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Philip James (Phil) Crampton M 1970 UK Leader Woodstock, New York Expedition leader & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jose Jaoquin Ferro Castro M 1958 Colombia Climber Bogata, Colombia Financial consultant Details Other expeditions
Damien Joel Georges Francois M 1964 Belgium Climber Eupen, Liege, Belgium Author Details Other expeditions
Robert John Kay M 1961 USA Climber Lincoln, Nebraska Motorcycle dealership owner Details Other expeditions
Samuli (Mika) Mansikka M 1978 Finland Deputy Leader Helsinki, Finland Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Liudmila Mikhanovskaia F 1986 Russia Climber St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia Translator Details Other expeditions
Ville Jani Samuli Sutka M 1976 Finland Climber Helsinki, Finland Marketing consultant Details Other expeditions
Dawa Finjo Lama Bhote M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Nunthala, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nima Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Wangchu (Pasang Ongchhu) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sange Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.