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/ | - | - | - |