Gyajikang | 2013 NW Ridge (up); S Face of NW Ridge (down)
A France expedition to Gyajikang in 2013 via NW Ridge (up); S Face of NW Ridge (down), led by Paulo Grobel. Summit reached on 5th November 2013. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8295 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | GYAJ13301 |
| Peak ID | GYAJ |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge (up); S Face of NW Ridge (down) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Paulo Grobel |
| Sponsor | Paulo Gyajikang Expedition 2013 |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-10-26 |
| Summit Date | 2013-11-05 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6500 |
| Traverse | True |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| 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(26/10,4650m),ABC(28/10,5350m),C1(30/10,5700m),C2(02/11,5850m),C3(04/11,6100m),xxx(05/11,6500m) |
| Route Notes | The team made steady progress up the NW Ridge, pitching four camps along the ridge until five members and two Sherpas reached a small summit at 6500m on 5 November in their bid to reach the main summit. They were Baillie, Blanc, Ernst, Gaillic and Hiriart with Jangbu Sherpa and Dhan Bahadur Magar. They had left C3 at 6100m for the top at 8:00 am on 5 November and took five hours to reach 6500m (at 1:00 pm), the normal site for C3. Then they gave up their summit attempt because of the waist-deep snow. They retreated to C3, where they arrived at 3:00 pm, and slept there that night. Then on the 6th the team descended by a different line from their ascent route: they came down the south face of the NW Ridge to the Congli Glacier at 5600m, where they made their final camp. On the 7th they left the mountain and trekked to Phu village. Sherpas: Dhan Bahadur Magar, 24/1/86 (11/10/2042), Wapsa-8, Solu Jangbu Sherpa, 23/4/88, Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Yeti Adventure |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458975 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge (up); s face of nw ridge (down) |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Simone Rose Baillif | F | 1959 | France | Climber | La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France | Retired bank employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Baptiste Mehdi Blanc | M | 1984 | France | Climber | Armoy, Haute-Savoie, France | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Marc Robert Ernst | M | 1968 | France | Climber | The Hague, Netherlands | IT project manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernard Jean Joseph Faber | M | 1954 | France | Climber | Enchastrayes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | Retired airline pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexis Simon Gaillic | M | 1982 | France | Climber | Gresy-sur-Isere, Savoie, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Marc (Paulo) Grobel | M | 1957 | France | Leader | La Grave, Hautes-Alpes, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Tomas Hiriart | M | 1984 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Aerospace engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Michel Raymond Lemarchand | M | 1953 | France | Climber | Crespieres, Yvelines, France | Airline pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Luc Sylvestre Villaume | M | 1955 | France | Climber | Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Guy Armand Josue Mattioni | M | 1957 | France | Climber | Heillecourt, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France | Project manager in a brewery | Details Other expeditions |
| Abdelhak Medallel | M | 1953 | France | Climber | Orleans, Loiret, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Dhan Bahadur Magar | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Wapsa, Waku-8, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GYAJ13301 | AAJ | Grobel, Paulo | - | - | 88:308 (2014) | - |
| GYAJ13301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201212651/Nemju-Himal-6404m-northwest-flank-and-southwest-ridge-attempt | - | - | - |