Kang Guru | 2002 SW Face-NW Ridge (same as French-German exped)

A France expedition to Kang Guru in 2002 via SW Face-NW Ridge (same as French-German exped), led by Yves Gourgaud. Summit reached on 5th November 2002. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4193
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face-NW Ridge (same as French-German exped)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Yves Gourgaud
Sponsor	French Team to Kang Guru
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	24th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Beshisahar->Marshyangdi Riv->Naur Khola->Meta
Basecamp Date	2002-10-26
Summit Date	2002-11-05
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	10
Total Days	14
Termination Date	2002-11-09
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6981
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(26/10,4200m),C1(01/11,5400m),C2(04/11,5800m),Smt(05/11)
Route Notes	5 Nov summit party left C2 for top. 7 members in party: 2 summiters, both Gourgauds, Pacchin, Claire David, Didier Andre and 2 Nepali summiters. 300m above C2 Bernadette turned back (tired too cold) and back to C1; Claire 500m above C2 (also too cold) to C1; other 3 50m below summit (strong wind and snowfalling), then back to C2. No second summit bid because of snowfall. All in BC 6 Nov. Fixed 600m rope between C2 and top on steep face below ridge. Nepali summiters: Tham Bahadur Magar, 38 years, Bagar village, Myagdi Dist Ama Dablam summit Aut 1990 and Aut 1995; Everest South Col US (Porzak), Spr 1990 expedition Pemba Sherpa, Makalu VDC, 30 years, no 8000ers Expedition arrived KTM 18 Oct, left on expedition 20 Oct; returned 19 Nov, left Nepal 21 Nov (Tibet Guest House). Email to Miss Hawley: Those who reached the top are Bruno Grossetete who reached the top with Tham Bahadur (Tilija) and Roger Laot with Pemba Sherpa. The Kang Guru is a very nice mountain, not too difficult but very interesting with a nice ridge. We were sad to not reach the top (one friend with us was very tired and moreover the weather was bad: snow and fog) but everybody went down without problem: it is the more important. Our Nepalese team really was very good, strong and kind. Their help had been very valuable.
Accidents	Laot very slightly frostbitten finger
Achievement	-
Agency	Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455171
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Unknown
Route (lowercase)	sw face-nw ridge (same as french-german exped)

Members

Field	Value
ID	32647
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Didier
Last Name	Andre
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Etienne, Loire, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6930
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435158
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	didier andre
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32648
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Claire Sylvie
Last Name	David
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Occupation	Secretary
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2439427
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claire sylvie david
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32649
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Annie
Last Name	Gourgaud
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Jean Bonnefonds, Loire, France
Occupation	Secretary
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6930
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433155
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	annie gourgaud
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32650
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Bruno
Last Name	Grossetete
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Gervais, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6981
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	24
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441576
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bruno grossetete
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32651
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Roger
Last Name	Laot
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
Occupation	Computer operator
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6981
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	24
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432629
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roger laot
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32792
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Yves
Last Name	Gourgaud
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	St. Jean Bonnefonds, Loire, France
Occupation	Computer operator
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6930
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2430537
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yves gourgaud
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32821
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Eric
Last Name	Parazols
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	68
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Etienne, Loire, France
Occupation	Computer operator
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2425536
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eric parazols
Year of Birth	1934
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	68
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Tham Bahadur (Tilija)
Last Name	Magar
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Bagar, Myagdi
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6981
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	24
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-46
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tham bahadur (tilija) magar
Year of Birth	-
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32823
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6981
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	24
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-46
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32824
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KGUR02301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	KGUR
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Marie-Bernadette
Last Name	Pacchin
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
Occupation	Secretary
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2002-11-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434384
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marie-bernadette pacchin
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Didier Andre	M	1960	France	Climber	St. Etienne, Loire, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Claire Sylvie David	F	1972	France	Climber	Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France	Secretary	Details Other expeditions
Annie Gourgaud	F	1955	France	Climber	St. Jean Bonnefonds, Loire, France	Secretary	Details Other expeditions
Bruno Grossetete	M	1978	France	Climber	St. Gervais, Haute-Savoie, France	Student	Details Other expeditions
Roger Laot	M	1953	France	Climber	Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France	Computer operator	Details Other expeditions
Yves Gourgaud	M	1947	France	Leader	St. Jean Bonnefonds, Loire, France	Computer operator	Details Other expeditions
Eric Parazols	M	1934	France	Climber	St. Etienne, Loire, France	Computer operator	Details Other expeditions
Tham Bahadur (Tilija) Magar	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Bagar, Myagdi	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Marie-Bernadette Pacchin	F	1958	France	Climber	Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France	Secretary	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.