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.