Ganesh III | 1983 SW Face
A Poland expedition to Ganesh III in 1983 via SW Face, led by Janusz Majer. Summit reached on 23rd October 1983. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 134 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | GAN383301 |
| Peak ID | GAN3 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Poland |
| Leaders | Janusz Majer |
| Sponsor | Polish Ganesh III Expedition 1983 |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1983-10-06 |
| Summit Date | 1983-10-23 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 17 |
| Total Days | 22 |
| Termination Date | 1983-10-28 |
| Termination Reason | 6 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(06/10,4300m),Biv1,Biv2,Biv3,Biv4,xxx(23/10,6800m) |
| Route Notes | This mountain previously known as Ganesh II until re-surveyed in early 1990's. BC south of face. Some on 19th went to 6100m to prepare descent route to col between C2 and C3 and then Americans told them to go away. 8-17 Oct very bad weather, so did acclimatization climbs of unmarred peaks below 6000m. 18 Oct 3 others started up on ascent route: 18-23 Oct in 5 bivs in powder snow and reached 6800m 23 Oct and then not possible to go more in alpine-style on such toothed rock. Same day descended to 6500m when Hartman, the man in middle in rappelling down, piton came out and or rock with piton came away. Wielicki went down to find/rescue him while Pawlowski did not want to go down but had sleeping bag - would not go without rope. Wielicki left BC 24th morning while on 23rd others started including Majer. Majer & Wielicki - 5 Nov 83 23rd started up route not knowing accident had happened, but after 1st biv Sherpas reported accident so returned to BC. Rescue party then up and on 27th reached Pawlowski and brought him to BC. He had come down 100m. Left BC 28 Oct. Had seen body which had fallen more than 2000m and did not try again for top since (1) no time left, and (2) made mistake in route above 4th biv: should have gone from there more directly to top. Face very dangerous: seracs and stones constantly falling. Shrestha, Tourism 23 Oct: Krzysztof Wielicki Andrzej Hartman Ryszard Pawlowski reached 6800m on South Ridge from S Face of Ganesh III. Same afternoon decided to give up due to difficult upper of S Face. During rappelling down face had accident. At 1:00 pm Hartman fell down with rock piton and ropes to base of face from 6500m height. After this accident Wielicki came down without ropes to BC next day. During this time Pawlowski staying on S Face waiting for help. After 2-1/2 days 6 members rescued him on 27 Oct. Rescue team saw body of Hartman in a crevasse below S Face of Ganesh III and left it there because impossible to take it out. Left BC 28 Oct for KTM. Shrestha, Tourism - 30 Oct 83 Andrzej Hartman fell from 300m below top on 23 Oct during descent South Face of Ganesh. Could not find body yet on 25 Oct says Sirdar Sonam Sherpa. Scheduled to leave BC 28 Oct. Summit success not known. No camp news. |
| Accidents | Fatal fall by Hartman |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2447929 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grzegorz Chwola | M | 1953 | Poland | Climber | Katowice, Poland | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrzej Hartman | M | 1949 | Poland | Climber | Katowice, Poland | Physicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Janusz Majer | M | 1946 | Poland | Leader | Katowice, Poland | Metallurgical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Janusz Nabrdalik | M | 1949 | Poland | Climber | Sosnowiec, Poland | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Jan Nowak | M | 1957 | Poland | Climber | Katowice, Poland | Metallurgical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryszard Jan Pawlowski | M | 1950 | Poland | Climber | Katowice, Poland | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Malgorzata Stobierska | F | 1947 | Poland | BC Manager | Sosnowiec, Poland | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Maciez Stobierski | M | 1951 | Poland | Climber | Sosnowiec, Poland | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Henryk Piotr Szczesny | M | 1950 | Poland | Climber | Katowice, Poland | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Zbigniew Wach | M | 1947 | Poland | Climber | Chorzow, Poland | Economist | Details Other expeditions |
| Krzysztof Wielicki | M | 1950 | Poland | Climber | Tychy, Poland | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Piotr Wojtek | M | 1958 | Poland | Exp Doctor | Gliwice, Poland | Medical student | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Sirdar | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAN383301 | AAJ | Nyka, Jozef | - | - | 58:245 (1984) | - |
| GAN383301 | MM | - | - | - | 96:12 (Mar 1984) | - |
| GAN383301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198424504/Asia-Nepal-Ganesh-II-Tragedy | - | - | - |