Khangri Shar | 2004 SSE Ridge-E Ridge
A UK expedition to Khangri Shar in 2004 via SSE Ridge-E Ridge, led by Tim Blakemore. Summit reached on 20th October 2004. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4728 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KGRI04301 |
| Peak ID | KGRI |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SSE Ridge-E Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Tim Blakemore |
| Sponsor | Adventure Peaks Khangri Shar Ri Expedition 2004 |
| 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 | 2004-10-13 |
| Summit Date | 2004-10-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 7 |
| Total Days | 11 |
| Termination Date | 2004-10-24 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6100m due to impassible seracs and crevasses |
| High Point (m) | 6100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(13/10,5400m),C1(19/10,5700m),xxx(20/10,6100m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Kangshar Glacier beside tiny lake C1 at foot of South Ridge leading to East Ridge High pont at east flank of SSE Ridge. Between 14th and 19th attempted 2 other lines but first was too steep and and crevassed and second too many serious seracs. Finally went to foot of SSE Ridge leading to East Ridge slightly east of summit. Both other members decided had enough, were tired and left from C1 on 20th, while Blakemore and Nuru Wangchu were climbing along the eastern flank of SSE Ridge and were stopped by seracs and crevasses which couldn't get around; so down to BC and climb finished except to clear mountain on 21st. Fixed 200m to C1 only. Sherpa: Nuru Wangchu (Everest X3) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455888 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sse ridge-e ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim William Blakemore | M | 1971 | UK | Leader | Hexham, Northumberland, England | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Howard Jones | M | 1954 | UK | Climber | Manchester, England | Surveyor | Details Other expeditions |
| John Waterhouse | M | 1952 | UK | Climber | Manchester, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Wangchu Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGRI04301 | CLIM | - | - | - | 12:65-66 (Feb 2006) | - |
| KGRI04301 | HJ | Jones, Howard | Khangri Shar Expedition, 2004 | - | 61:205-210 (2005) | - |
| KGRI04301 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/61/23/expeditions-and-notes-61/ | - | - | - |