Kanjeralwa | 1989 N Face-N Ridge-N Summit
A France expedition to Kanjeralwa in 1989 via N Face-N Ridge-N Summit, led by Michel Thodoroff. Summit reached on 30th September 1989. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 336 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | KJER89301 |
| Peak ID | KJER |
| Year | 1989 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face-N Ridge-N Summit |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Michel Thodoroff |
| Sponsor | Namaste Kanjeralwa 1989 |
| 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 | SE->Thapkhola->Phoksundo Lake |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-09-25 |
| Summit Date | 1989-09-30 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 2 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6215 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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(25/09,4600m),C1(26/09,5800m),C2(29/09,6100m),N-Smt(30/09,01/10,6215m) |
| Route Notes | BC at north of a lake near Phoksumdo Khola C1 at high pass at end of valley C2 just before a steep slope to summit. Kanjeralwa has numerous summits & team not entirely sure they climbed highest one, but believe so. Phoksumdo Khola & big lake towards north end of Kanjeralwa. Had rain/snow everyday but morning five. Route technically easy up snowslope to small ridge; difficult to C1. Nepalis on top: Iman Gurung, Man Bdr Gurung & Dunbar Gurung on 30th Sept; on 1st Oct Man Bdr & Dunbar again; went to north summit, which believe is highest, but possibly a middle summit is 100m higher. Will check photos they took when return to France. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | 3rd & 4th ascent believed, but almost certainly climbed a peak north of highest summit |
| Agency | Mandala Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450374 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n face-n ridge-n summit |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Bioret | M | 1960 | France | Exp Doctor | Lyon, Rhone, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Vincent Dalmais | M | 1960 | France | Climber | Grenoble, Isere, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Georges De Monestrol | M | 1935 | France | Climber | Chalon-sur-Saone, Saone-et-Loire, France | Nuclear engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Caroline Drecq | F | 1959 | France | Climber | Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Eliane Paccoret | F | 1945 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Catherine Thodoroff | F | 1958 | France | Climber | Vesinet, Yvelines, France | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Cyril Thodoroff | M | 1964 | France | Climber | Vesinet, Yvelines, France | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Michel Thodoroff | M | 1960 | France | Leader | Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Marketing executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Rene Vernadet | M | 1927 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Technical manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Dunbar Gurung | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Iman Gurung | M | 1960 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Man Bahadur Gurung | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJER89301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 64:256 (1990) | - |
| KJER89301 | MM | - | - | - | 131:5 (Jan 1990) | - |
| KJER89301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199025603/Asia-Nepal-P6380-Kanjeralwa-Group | - | - | - |