Gangapurna | 1998 E Ridge from S

A UK expedition to Gangapurna in 1998 via E Ridge from S, led by Neil Hicking. Summit reached on 15th October 1998. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3151
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GANG98301
Peak ID GANG
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge from S
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Neil Hicking
Sponsor Royal Navy/Royal Marines Gangapurna Expedition
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 Via Machhapuchare BC up river that feeds Modi Khola from east
Basecamp Date 1998-10-04
Summit Date 1998-10-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 17
Termination Date 1998-10-21
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to heavy snowfall
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 500
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 Attempted Tharpu Chuli (Tent Peak)
Campsites BC(04/10,4500m),C1.ABC(06/10,4950m),C2(08/10,5350m),C3(14/10,5850m),xxx(15/10,6400m)
Route Notes BC at East Ama Dablam on bottom of southern slopes of Annapurna III C1 (ABC) at under south end of big rock buttress due south of mountain C2 just west of big rock buttress C3 on snow slope above and slightly to right of big buttress High point at bottom of head wall below col between Gangapurna and Anna III. Defeated by too much snow - one small avalanche affected C2. Went first to Tent Peak for acclimatization (4 people only to Tent Peak) and wouldn't do this again because it took up extra time that could have been spent on Gangapurna. Terrain above BC much jumbled rock and not easy to manage. Icefall between C1 and C2 very difficult and dangerous and required 400m fixed rope. Planned to climb head wall on 18th and summit on 20th-21st but on 17th started snowing; snowed all night and all day on 18th, with about a meter of new snow. 19th nice day, but on 18th part of C2 buried by avalanches.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453415
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e ridge from s

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Cummings M 1970 UK Climber St. Helens, Isle of Wight Navy officer in weapons engineering Details Other expeditions
Neil Hicking M 1954 UK Leader Belper, Derbyshire, England Navy lieutenant commander; in meterologist & oceanographer Details Other expeditions
Chris Holding M 1962 UK Climber Dorchester, Dorset, England Marine Details Other expeditions
Stuart Jackson M 1958 UK Climber Yeovil, Somerset, England Navy aeronautical engineer Details Other expeditions
Andrew Johnston M 1974 UK Climber Kilmarnock, E Ayrshire, Scotland Marine Details Other expeditions
Anthony B. Morris M 1948 UK Climber Helensburgh, Argyll, Scotland Submariner (warrant officer) Details Other expeditions
James Patrick Booth M 1967 UK Climber St. Albans, Hertferd, England Royal Navy Aeronautical engineer Details Other expeditions
Howard Staines M 1963 UK Climber Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Sergeant (Marine) Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GANG98301 HJ Neil Hicking Gangapurna, 1998 - 56:163-166 (2000) -
GANG98301 HIGH - - - 198:47 (May 1999) -
GANG98301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/56/16/expeditions-and-notes-56/ - - -