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) | - |