Gyajikang | 2008 NE Ridge
A France expedition to Gyajikang in 2008 via NE Ridge, led by Xavier Carrard. Summit reached on 16th September 2008. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6127 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | GYAJ08301 |
| Peak ID | GYAJ |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Xavier Carrard |
| Sponsor | Expes.com Gyajikang Expedition 2008 |
| 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 | Switzerland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-09-09 |
| Summit Date | 2008-09-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2008-09-19 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6000m due to heavy snowfall |
| High Point (m) | 6000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 80 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(09/09,4800m),C1(11/09,5300m),xxx(16/09,6000m) |
| Route Notes | On 16 Sept Carrard, Phurba and Jaya Prakash climbed up to 6000m (about). It was not possible for them to continue climbing further up to set C2 due to to deep snow conditions and danger of probable avalanche. Carrard, Phurba and Jaya Prakash returned to C1. Next day to BC. All members slept in C1 on 11 Sept. The expedition team returned Kathmandu on 24 Sept. Members leave on 27 and leader on 28 Sept. Sherpas: Jaya Prakash Rai, Makalu-6, 34 years old Phurba Sherpa, Dharan-18, 36 yrs old Fixed rope: 80m above C1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Expes.com Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457094 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrick Bacheuer | M | 1957 | France | Climber | Mezidon, Calvados, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Sophie Geraldine Marte Bellier | F | 1973 | France | Climber | Etables-sur-Mer, Cotes-d'Armor, France | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexandre Bepoldin | M | 1968 | France | Climber | Versailles, Yvelines, France | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Xavier Leon Carrard | M | 1970 | Switzerland | Leader | Geneva, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Sabine Delachenal | F | 1960 | France | Climber | Evian, Haute-Savoie, France | Computer operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Corinne Jouisse | F | 1966 | France | Climber | Lyon, Rhone, France | Physician general practitioner | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Philippe Martin-Payre | M | 1951 | France | Climber | Lyon, Rhone, France | IT manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Michel Rayner | M | 1960 | France | Climber | Corte, Corsica, France | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dharan-18, Sunsari | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaya Bahadur (Prakash) Rai | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-6, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.