Ganchenpo | 1990 SW Ridge-S Face-E Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Ganchenpo in 1990 via SW Ridge-S Face-E Ridge, led by Gupta Bahadur Rana. Summit reached on 9th May 1990. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 411
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Expedition ID GANC90101
Peak ID GANC
Year 1990
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge-S Face-E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Gupta Bahadur Rana
Sponsor NPMAF Ganchempo Himal Expedition (Nepal Police)
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1990-04-11
Summit Date 1990-05-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 28
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6378
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 3600
Total Members 19
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
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(11/04,4420m),C1(16/04,5120m),C2(21/04,5670m),C3(08/05,5640m),Smt(09/05)
Route Notes BC southwest of peak C1 5 hours above BC on ridge north southwest side C2 at same ridge beyond a col, before West Summit C3 on plateau surrounded by big crevasses. Two summits: W Summit and Main Summit; went to W Summit above C2 and then down; from C3 climbed very steep blue ice traversed to E Ridge and then to summit. "Very technical" climb above C3. E Ridge had some very soft snow, some rock and some hard ice and "very difficult climb." Total 3600m rope fixed from 200m below C1 to summit all the way. All the members date of birth of this expedition originally given in BS (Nepali Year) NPMAF = Nepal Police Mountaineering & Adventure Foundation. 1st official ascent. Rumored that British climbers (and possibly others) summited in earlier years.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Nepal Police
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450326
Year 1990
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge-s face-e ridge

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Subhas Choudhary M 1963 Nepal Climber Dang Police inspector Details Other expeditions
Indra Bahadur Ghale M 1960 Nepal Climber Barpak, Gorkha, Gandaki Zone Police constable Details Other expeditions
Dambar Bahadur Gurung M - Nepal Cook Mukli, Solukhumbu Police constable Details Other expeditions
Moti Lal Gurung M 1950 Nepal Climber Sedua, Makalu-Barun Police constable Details Other expeditions
Gita Bahadur Joshi M 1958 Nepal Climber Taluwa, Okhaldhunga Police subinspector Details Other expeditions
Keshab Bahadur Karki M 1960 Nepal Radio Operator Okhaldhunga Police constable Details Other expeditions
Ram Krishna Karki M - Nepal Liaison Officer Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Police subinspector Details Other expeditions
Durga Prasad Khanal M 1961 Nepal Radio Operator Gorkha, Gandaki Police subinspector Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering Lama M 1967 Nepal Climber Charikot, Dolakha Police subinspector Details Other expeditions
Devi Ram Parajuli M 1962 Nepal Cook Makalu-Barun Police constable Details Other expeditions
Bijendra Kumar Rai M - Nepal Exp Doctor - Police inspector Details Other expeditions
Gupta Bahadur Rana M 1945 Nepal Leader Syangja, Gandaki Zone Deputy Superintendent of Police Details Other expeditions
Gyan Bikram Shah M 1963 Nepal Climber Kathmandu Police inspector Details Other expeditions
Nuru Sherpa M 1955 Nepal Climber Yarsa, Jiri Police constable Details Other expeditions
Nawang Yonden Sherpa M 1952 Nepal Climber Beding, Dolakha Police sergeant Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tshering/Tshiring Sherpa M 1963 Nepal Climber Beding, Dolakha Police constable Details Other expeditions
Ram Kaji Sivakoti M - Nepal Climber Sunkhani, Dolakha Police sergeant Details Other expeditions
Durge Bahadur Tamang M 1961 Nepal Cook Deusa, Solukhumbu Police sergeant Details Other expeditions
Narayan Chand Thakuri M - Nepal Leader Kathmandu Superintendent of Police Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GANC90101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 65:234 (1991) -
GANC90101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199123404/Asia-Nepal-Gangchenpo-Jugal-Himal - - -