Himalchuli East | 1983 S Ridge from W

A Poland expedition to Himalchuli East in 1983 via S Ridge from W, led by Tadeusz Piotrowski. Summit reached on 22nd May 1983. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1525
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIME83101
Peak ID HIME
Year 1983
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge from W
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Tadeusz Piotrowski
Sponsor Polish Gynia Himalayan Expedition to Himalchuli
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 1983-05-01
Summit Date 1983-05-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 21
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1983-05-23
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7600m due to snow, fierce winds and many avalanches
High Point (m) 7600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1600
Total Members 13
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(01/05,4200m),C1(02/05,5200m),C2(04/05,6100m),C3(17/05,7100m),Biv(20/05,7350m),xxx(22/05,7600m)
Route Notes Snow and fierce wind defeated 22 May bid and on 23 May returned to BC. Climb then abandoned because warm weather brought dangerous soft, deep snow and many avalanches. 16 May big serac avalanches destroyed C1, which happened to be empty (1 day before 6 members in it) and equipment in C1 found 2 km below. Last part is very steep rock from 7300m to summit, the main problem of this route. Used 1600m fixed rope from C2 to C3.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2447865
Year 1983
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge from w

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andrzej Bielun M 1946 Poland Climber Gdynia, Poland Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Walenty Fiut M 1947 Poland Climber Nowy Sacz, Poland Student (history of art) Details Other expeditions
Jacek Gronczewski M 1950 Poland Climber Gydnia, Poland Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Roman Hryciow M 1953 Poland Member Jelenia Gora, Poland Photographer Details Other expeditions
Czeslaw Jakiel M 1949 Poland Climber Gdansk, Poland Judo instructor Details Other expeditions
Malgorzata Jedlinska F 1951 Poland Climber Lodz, Poland Art designer Details Other expeditions
Wojciech Jedlinski M 1946 Poland Climber Lodz, Poland Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Kowalewski M 1942 Poland Member Gdansk, Poland Artist (painter) Details Other expeditions
Krzysztof Oleksowicz M 1951 Poland Member Warsaw, Poland Truck driver Details Other expeditions
Danuta Pitorowska F 1947 Poland Member Szczecin, Poland Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Tadeusz Piotrowski M 1940 Poland Leader Szczecin, Poland Writer (about his mountaineering experiences) Details Other expeditions
Jerzy Tillak M 1946 Poland Climber Gdynia, Poland Electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Czeslaw (Kuba) Jakubczyk M 1950 Poland Climber Gdansk, Poland - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIME83101 AAJ Nyka, Jozef - - 58:246-247 (1984) -
HIME83101 HJ Piotrowski, Tadeusz Himalchuli by the South Ridge - 40:160-161 (1982-1983) -
HIME83101 MM - - - 94:12 (Dec 1983) -
HIME83101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198424602/Asia-Nepal-Himal-Chuli-Attempt - - -
HIME83101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/40/24/expeditions-and-notes-40/ - - -