Ganchenpo | 2010 W Ridge

A UK expedition to Ganchenpo in 2010 via W Ridge, led by Graham Desroy. Summit reached on 26th October 2010. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6959
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GANC10301
Peak ID	GANC
Year	2010
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Graham Desroy
Sponsor	Llanberis Expedition to the West Ridge of Ganchempo
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	2010-10-20
Summit Date	2010-10-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2010-10-28
Termination Reason	9
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6100m due to lack of time
High Point (m)	6100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(20/10,4600m),High Camp(22/10,5150m),C1(24/10,5700m),xxx(26/10,6100m)
Route Notes	C1 on West Ridge High point at West Summit. The team approached Ganchempo via the Langtang Khola eastward to Kyanjin Kharka, where they camped for nights three while they climed two small mountains in the immediate area: Kyanjin Ri, on 18 October and Tsergi the next day. On the 20th they moved to BC at 4600m on bare moraine which formerly was under glacier at the mouth of the Nyangsa Chu rivulet. On the 21st, the two Britons stayed in BC while their one Sherpa, Pemba Chhuti, and a 28-29 year old local man from Langtang village, Sing Tamang, went up to a completely hidden couloir which is crucial for access to the West Ridge. Tamang, a former cow-herd turned porter, knew where to find the couloir from his cow-herding days. Pemba Chhuti pitched a camp which he called high tent just below the entrance to this couloir at 5150m and rejoined the members in BC that day. Tamang, no climber, returned to his village on the 22nd while Desroy, Smith and Pemba Chhuti occupied occupied high camp. On the 23rd, Pemba Chhuti put a tent at the site for their C1 on the West Ridge at 5700m while the members acclimatized by climbing above high camp: Desroy went up to 5360m, Smith to 5500m. The three men occupied C1 on the 24th. The next day, the 25th, Pemba Chhuti remained in C1 while Desroy and Smith made a bid for the summit. But the snow looked potentially unstable; they stopped at 5970m and returned to C1 very slowly because of the uncertain snow conditions. However on 26 Oct the members went up again. They left C1 at 6:45 am (it was too cold to move earlier) and at 3:15 pm they stood on the West Summit. Now it was too late in the day to continue along the West Ridge to the main summit, one kilometer away. In any case, they would have needed another tent for another camp, more food and more time. They got back to C1 at 7:00 pm in the dark. The three men returned to BC on the 27th. Desroy and Smith believe this route had been climbed before: they found about 10 meters of old rope frozen in ice on the West Ridge 200m below the West Summit. Sherpa: Pemba Chhuti/Chhoti, 21/12/1973, Yaphu, Makalu-Barun, Everest X4
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Loben Expeditions
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457821
Year	2010
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	51882
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GANC10301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GANC
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Graham Ivan
Last Name	Desroy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Cwm-y-Glo, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
Occupation	Outdoor products consultant
Leader	True
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2010-10-26
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	2433399
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	graham ivan desroy
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	51883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GANC10301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GANC
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Garry Anthony
Last Name	Smith
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Fachwen, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
Occupation	Outdoor instructor
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2010-10-26
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	2436775
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	garry anthony smith
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	52217
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GANC10301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GANC
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Chhuti (Pemba Chhoti)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5700
Summit Date 1	2010-10-24
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	Died 13 July 2018 on Saser Kangri IV in Pakistan from crevasse fall
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2439980
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba chhuti (pemba chhoti) sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Graham Ivan Desroy	M	1955	UK	Leader	Cwm-y-Glo, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales	Outdoor products consultant	Details Other expeditions
Garry Anthony Smith	M	1964	UK	Climber	Fachwen, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales	Outdoor instructor	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhuti (Pemba Chhoti) Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.