Karyolung | 1996 NNW Ridge
A Australia expedition to Karyolung in 1996 via NNW Ridge, led by Tony Parr. Summit reached on 28th October 1996. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1978 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KARY96301 |
| Peak ID | KARY |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NNW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Leaders | Tony Parr |
| Sponsor | Magic Mountain 1996 - to Karyolung |
| 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 | Dudh Kunda Glacier |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-10-24 |
| Summit Date | 1996-10-28 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 6 |
| Termination Date | 1996-10-30 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned on 29 Oct due to clouds prevented seeing mountain |
| High Point (m) | 5300 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(24/10,4600m),xxx(28/10,5300m) |
| Route Notes | BC on north side Dudh Kund Lake, southwest of Karyolung High point at foot of mountain east of Dudh Kund. 29th Oct went to hill of 5700m of Karyolung and above Dudh Kunda Glacier to see feasible route but clouds settled in down to 4000m every morning (plus snowfall often) and could see nothing. Had earlier explored side valleys to 5300m maximum for approaches to mountain. Intention was to attempt NNW Ridge, but never got on to mountain really and did no actual climbing. Went trekking and few days later weather cleared beautifully. |
| Accidents | Nothing |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sundar Himali |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452966 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nnw ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Brandis | F | 1975 | Australia | Climber | Thornleigh, Sydney, NSW, Australia | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Darren Gardner | M | 1973 | Australia | Climber | Philip, ACT, Australia | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Glenn Horrocks | M | 1973 | Australia | Climber | Epping, Sydney, NSW, Australia | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Myfanwy Lawrence | F | 1973 | Australia | Climber | Beecroft, Sydney, NSW, Australia | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Anthony (Tony) Parr | M | 1947 | Australia | Leader | Kathmandu & Hazelbrook, Sydney, NSW, Australia | Tour operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Guido Simionato | M | 1936 | Australia | Climber | Belfield, NSW, Australia | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARY96301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 175:86 (Jun 1997) | - |