Kagmara I | 1985 N Ridge from Kagmara La

A Netherlands expedition to Kagmara I in 1985 via N Ridge from Kagmara La, led by Sjoero Ybema. Summit reached on 22nd October 1985. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 195
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KAG185301
Peak ID KAG1
Year 1985
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge from Kagmara La
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Netherlands
Leaders Sjoero Ybema
Sponsor Dutch Kagmara Expedition
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 Garpung Khola
Basecamp Date 1985-10-18
Summit Date 1985-10-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 5
Termination Date 1985-10-23
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to bad snow conditions and lack of time
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
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(18/10,4900m),C1(21/10,5200m),xxx(22/10,5700m)
Route Notes BC west-northwest of Kagmara La C1 1/2 hour before Kagmara La. Dick Kortekaas and Hans Oostindien slept at C1 that night and then all down to BC. Snow conditions bad and running out of time and of food in this food-deficit area. Then saw Dolpa and this visit really the principal goal of Hebbelink and others.
Accidents Appel sick at BC and left expedition
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448841
Year 1985
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge from kagmara la

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Milo Appel M 1958 Netherlands Exp Doctor Barchem, Netherlands Medical student Details Other expeditions
Dick Kortekaas M 1942 Netherlands Climber Amsterdam, Netherlands Psychologist & psychotherapist Details Other expeditions
Hans Oostindien M 1946 Netherlands Climber Baarn, Netherlands Savings bank marketing specialist Details Other expeditions
Sjoero Ybema M 1946 Netherlands Leader Harlingen, Netherlands Architect Details Other expeditions
Rene De Bruin M 1961 Netherlands Climber Apeldoorn, Netherlands Engineer Details Other expeditions
Pieter Oomer De Visser M 1931 Netherlands Temporary Leader Heemstede, Netherlands Financial analyst Details Other expeditions
Frans Jan Hebbelink M 1944 Netherlands Climber Stad Dolden, Netherlands Director of retail-shops enterprise Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KAG185301 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 60:252 (1986) -
KAG185301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198625201/Asia-Nepal-Saipal-Traverse - - -