Gangapurna | 1999 S Ridge

A USA expedition to Gangapurna in 1999 via S Ridge, led by Mark Scott-Nash. Summit reached on 25th April 1999. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3345
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GANG99101
Peak ID GANG
Year 1999
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mark Scott-Nash
Sponsor 1999 Colorado 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 UK
Approach Modi Khola (left hand side) (West side)
Basecamp Date 1999-04-15
Summit Date 1999-04-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 28
Termination Date 1999-05-13
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to the route falling apart, crevasses opened
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 900
Total Members 10
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 -
Campsites BC(15/04,4500m),C1(17/04,4850m),C2(21/04,5200m),C3(08/05,5700m),xxx(25/04,6000m)
Route Notes BC beyond fork of Modi Khola C1 at base of South Ridge C2 on west face of South Ridge C3 on west side of South Ridge High point at the icefall. On April 25 Bricknell, Baldwin and Benitez left C2 at 5:00 am NST to find route through icefall and dropped off gear (2 tents) at 6000m. Between 25 April and 8 May the team experienced extremely hot weather that melted the glacier a lot, huge crevasses opened and the climbers could not get back to their 6000m high point. After trial and error they found a new route to put in a C3 at 5700m. The weather continued to be hot, which caused the route to melt even more; there large seracs falling, crevasse bridges melting and the rockfall hazard between C1 and C2 was extreme. * Anne McDavid went below C2. * Linda Keyes left BC 11th May to return to work at home. * They could not find a route above C3 because of the glacier being broken up and the route from C2 to C3 became very dangerous (serac fall and large crevasses). * Getting to BC was difficult. They had to lower some of their porters over at 50 ft cliff to get to the site of Base Camp. This is where the Modi Khola splits into a fork.
Accidents Linda Keyes was hit in the head with a rock - swollen left eye
Achievement -
Agency Above the Clouds
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453608
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tim Baldwin M 1969 USA Climber Steamboat, Colorado Outdoor activities instructor & ski patrolman Details Other expeditions
Luis Guillermo Benitez M 1972 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Alpine guide & outdoor activities instructor Details Other expeditions
John D. Bicknell M 1957 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bryn Hughes M 1965 UK Climber Broomfield, Colorado Computer consulting manager Details Other expeditions
Linda Keyes M 1966 USA Exp Doctor Oakland, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Anne McDavid F 1971 USA BC Manager Boulder, Colorado Student & outdoor activities instructor Details Other expeditions
Stephen Paul (Steve) Poulsen M 1946 USA Climber Nederland, Colorado Retired electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Mark E. Scott-Nash M 1962 USA Leader Lyons, Colorado Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Shelly Scott-Nash F 1964 USA Deputy Leader Lyons, Colorado Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Douglas J. (Doug) Solfermoser M 1959 USA Climber Arvada, Colorado Engineer Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GANG99101 HIGH - - - 205:74 (Dec 1999) -