Jobo Rinjang | 2012 SW Face

A USA expedition to Jobo Rinjang in 2012 via SW Face, led by Chad Kellogg. Summit reached on 11th November 2012. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7947
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID JOBO12301
Peak ID JOBO
Year 2012
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Chad Kellogg
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Charikot->Beding->Tashi Laptsa->Namche->Thami->BC
Basecamp Date 2012-10-25
Summit Date 2012-11-11
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 17
Total Days 18
Termination Date 2012-11-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6778
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
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(25/10,5150m),ABC(10/11,5030m),Smt(11/11)
Route Notes From Chad Kellogg's blog: I began to assemble my gear and told Dawa of my plans to set another ABC at the base of Jobo Rinjang on the 10th. I could see a possible one day ascent of the peak and an early carry back to Base Camp on the morning of November 12th before the yaks were ready. On December 10th I packed up my tent, sleeping back, Neo Air mattress, some bars and water bottles. Dawa headed down to get the yaks and I made my way back to the gear cached in the talus. After collecting all of the equipment I made my way across the dry Lunag Glacier. By 4 pm I had found and made a small flat area near a frozen tarn. I brewed up on my Reactor stove and settled into my sleeping bag where I could listen to the face of Jobo Rinjang for activity. Mostly quiet! I woke up early on November 11th. I packed a rope, 4 ice screws, 3 knife blade pitons, 2 draws, a stove and fuel bottle, OR Alti mitts, two water bottles and insulating covers, my down jacket and glacier glasses. I was moving by 4:10 am. The climb would require several switch backs across ledges up to where the snow began. I made it to the base of the snow and up 1500 ft by 6:15 am. Glad to be on firm snow and ice instead of the rubble covered rock slabs I put on my crampons and set up my ice tools with umbilical chords. The fun had begun! I moved easily up the neve and ice slopes with only a 25 lb pack to weight me. By 9 am I had made it up 4,000 ft to the waist of an hourglass between the two dablam features high on the face. I took one half liter of water and placed an ice screw to hold my pack. I gambled that I would not need the contents of my pack or the rope to summit and return to this spot at 20,500 ft. The winds had subsided tremendously since the 9th and the weather seemed optimal. David and Joe had taken the right hand line and camped the first night on top of the dablam below the summit. I decided to take the right hand line for the final 1800 ft. I discovered conditions that were ideal for soloing. The ice was hard and the snow was stable. I continued up counting my steps to measure my pace. One snow fluting after another ran together toward the summit that I could not yet see. I was able to guestimate my altitude by looking over my shoulder at Pangbuk Ri. I was now above the 22,000 ft summit of Pangbuk Ri and could look across at the ridge seperating Jobo Rinjang from Lunag Ri. The mountain swept up from the lower snow fields at an ever increasing angle. The final runnels were over 75 degrees and blue ice in the center. Elated, I saw above me nothing but blue sky. I was near the summit. The summit that Joe and David had spent the night on had split in two as the southern side was an overhanging cornice. Unfortunately, the higher side was the southern half and I climbed gingerly onto it fearing that I might be the straw that sends it down. I arrived at the summit at 12 noon exactly. 7 hours and 50 minutes from ABC at 16,500 ft up to 22, 230 ft. 5700 ft in total. What an awesome view! I spent 15 minutes on top soaking up the sights of Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu, Pumori, Baruntse and hundreds of other amazing peaks.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Climb High Himalaya?
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458750
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Chad Lewis Kellogg M 1971 USA Leader Brier, Washington General contractor Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
JOBO12301 - - http://www.chadkellogg.com/dispatches.html - - -