Kang Guru | 1999 NW Ridge

A France expedition to Kang Guru in 1999 via NW Ridge, led by Gilles Buisson. Summit reached on 27th October 1999. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3454
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KGUR99302
Peak ID KGUR
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Gilles Buisson
Sponsor Atalante Kang Guru Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 17th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Beshishahar->Koto->Nara
Basecamp Date 1999-10-19
Summit Date 1999-10-27
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 8
Total Days 9
Termination Date 1999-10-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6981
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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(19/10,4200m),C1(22/10,5300m),C2(26/10,5800m),Smt(27/10)
Route Notes Oct 19 - BC all members Oct 20 - carried loads to C1 and back to BC. Next day rest. Oct 22 - fixed C1 by member Bouchard, Buisson, Challeat, Guillou, Hoen, Jessup and Sevenier and 4 Sherpas Oct 23 - carried loads near to C2 by the same team Oct 24 - fixed C2 back to C1 Oct 25 - rested in C1 Oct 26 - C2 slept all members and 5 Sherpas Oct 27 - summit: started at 05:00 reached summit at 13:00 hrs - stayed about 15 minutes (cold). Descended to C2 by 15:30 hours. Two sick members were descended to same day to BC. Snow condition was good. Good weather. Sherpas: Mingma, Pemba, Dawa Tsering, Ang Nima, Dandi Members returned to KTM on Nov 5, will leave Nepal on 8th, except Challeat who will be going for trek near Arun Valley with another group.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454063
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gilles Bouchard M 1960 France Climber Los Altos, California Engineer Details Other expeditions
Gilles Buisson M 1956 France Leader Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat M 1969 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nathalie Guillou F 1966 France Climber Paris, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Francoise Massia Hoen F 1949 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Richard Jessup M 1951 France Climber Montchaboud, Isere, France - Details Other expeditions
Frederic Kotterisch M 1962 France Climber Bordeaux, Gironde, France Craftsman Details Other expeditions
Philippe Pagano M 1963 France Climber Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Guy Sevenier M 1941 France Climber Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Nima Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Bhittakharka, Garma, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KGUR99302 HIGH - - - 212:66 (Jul 2000) -