Gojung | 2011 W Face

A UK expedition to Gojung in 2011 via W Face, led by Mick Fowler. Summit reached on 19th October 2011. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7745
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Peak ID	GOJN
Year	2011
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Mick Fowler
Sponsor	British Gojung Expedition 2011
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2011-10-15
Summit Date	2011-10-19
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2011-10-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6310
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
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(15/10),Biv1(16/10),Biv2(17/10),Biv3(18/10),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st ascent
Agency	Royal Mountain Travel
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458225
Year	2011
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	57032
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GOJN
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Michael Alan (Mick)
Last Name	Fowler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Kings Newton, Derbyshire, England
Occupation	Civil Servant
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6310
Summit Date 1	2011-10-19
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	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433627
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael alan (mick) fowler
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	57033
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	GOJN
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	David Nelless (Dave)
Last Name	Turnbull
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Manchester, England
Occupation	BMC executive
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6310
Summit Date 1	2011-10-19
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	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436695
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david nelless (dave) turnbull
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61268
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GOJN
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Graham Ivan
Last Name	Desroy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Cwm-y-Glo, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
Occupation	Outdoor products consultant
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433388
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	graham ivan desroy
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61269
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GOJN
Year	2011
Season	3
First Name	Jonathan Paul
Last Name	Ratcliffe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2440337
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jonathan paul ratcliffe
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michael Alan (Mick) Fowler	M	1956	UK	Leader	Kings Newton, Derbyshire, England	Civil Servant	Details Other expeditions
David Nelless (Dave) Turnbull	M	1964	UK	Climber	Manchester, England	BMC executive	Details Other expeditions
Graham Ivan Desroy	M	1955	UK	Climber	Cwm-y-Glo, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales	Outdoor products consultant	Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Paul Ratcliffe	M	1974	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8653
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Reference ID	01
Year	2011
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=38795
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8654
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Reference ID	02
Year	2011
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Fowler, Mick
Title	Far From the Madding Crowd
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2012
Language	-
Citation	116:3-15 (2012)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8655
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Reference ID	03
Year	2011
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Fowler, Mick
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2012
Language	-
Citation	86:307-309 (2012)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10460
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Reference ID	04
Year	2011
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12201230700/Gojung-6310m-West-Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13790
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GOJN11301
Reference ID	05
Year	2011
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2012_files/AJ%202012%203-15%20Fowler%20Gojung.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GOJN11301	-	-	http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=38795	-	-	-
GOJN11301	AJ	Fowler, Mick	Far From the Madding Crowd	-	116:3-15 (2012)	-
GOJN11301	AAJ	Fowler, Mick	-	-	86:307-309 (2012)	-
GOJN11301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12201230700/Gojung-6310m-West-Face	-	-	-
GOJN11301	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2012_files/AJ%202012%203-15%20Fowler%20Gojung.pdf	-	-	-