Gyalzen Peak | 2019 SSE Face from SW

A Nepal expedition to Gyalzen Peak in 2019 via SSE Face from SW, led by Maya Gurung. Summit reached on 9th April 2019. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10259
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GYLZ19101
Peak ID GYLZ
Year 2019
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SSE Face from SW
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Maya Gurung
Sponsor First Jugal Expedition 2019
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 Kyansing->Dippu->Chidakpa Kharka->Nyanya Masal
Basecamp Date 2019-04-03
Summit Date 2019-04-09
Summit Time 1130
Summit Days 6
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2019-04-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6151
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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(03/04,4500m),ABC(05/04,4700m),C1(08/04,5000m),Smt(09/04)
Route Notes BC 03/04 4500m ABC 05/04 4700m C1 08/04 5000m Smt 09/04 by Maya Gurung, Tul Singh Gurung, Min Bahadur Tamang, Sharmila Thapa, Ash Bahadur Gurung, Samir Gurung, Nar Bahadur Asthami. Two guides started from High Camp at 3 pm on 8 April followed by other guides and climbing members at 9:30 pm for C1 where they arrived around midnight. The team reached summit at 11:30 am of 9 April. They stayed on summit for about 15 minutes and returned to High Camp around 9 pm. Total time elapsed from High Camp to summit and to High Camp was 23 hours. Team left BC on 12/04. Other members: Prem Bahadur Gurung, 4700m, first time, muscle cramps Subash Karmacharya, 4500m on 4 April, high-altitude sickness. Madhav Sapkota, 4700m on 8 April, high-altitude sickness, heli-rescued to Ktmdu. Oxygen: Taken, not used Guide Team: Astani, Nar Bahadur. Assistant Guide, 10/04/2046, Kapilakot-2, Sindhuli Gurung, Ash Bahadur, Assistant Guide, 01/09/2046, Laprak-6 Gorkha Gurung, Samir, Assistant Guide, 17/07/2044, Laprak-4, Gorkha Gurung, Tul Singh (Tulsi), Lead Guide
Accidents Two members got high-altitude sickness; Sharmila Thapa, heli-rescued on 11 April to Kathmandu due to falling injury
Achievement 1st ascent of Gyalzen Peak
Agency Everest Women Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461997
Year 2019
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sse face from sw

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Maya Gurung F 1979 Nepal Leader Bhote Namlang, Sindhupalchowk Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Prem Bahadur Gurung M 1967 Nepal Climber Syangja Photographer Details Other expeditions
Subash Karmacharya M 1963 Nepal Climber Chautara-7, Sindhupalchowk - Details Other expeditions
Madhav Sapkota M 1981 Nepal Climber Chautara-4, Sindhupalchowk - Details Other expeditions
Min Bahadur Tamang M 1979 Nepal Climber Hagam, Sindhupalchowk Social worker Details Other expeditions
Sharmila Thapa F 1981 Nepal Climber Kathmandu Trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Nara Bahadur Astani M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Kapilakot-2, Sindhuli - Details Other expeditions
Ash Bahadur Gurung M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak-6, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Samir Gurung M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak-4, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Tul Singh (Tulsi) Gurung M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak-9, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GYLZ19101 AAJ Griffin, Lindsay Gyaltsen, South-Southeast Face - 94:317-318 (2020) -
GYLZ19101 - Griffin, Lindsay http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215300 - - -
GYLZ19101 - - https://english.khabarhub.com/2019/17/38622/ - - -