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 - - -