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 - - -