Kanjiroba South | 1976 S Spur-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Kanjiroba South in 1976 via S Spur-SE Ridge, led by Richard John Isherwood. Summit reached on 16th October 1976. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2191
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KJRS76301
Peak ID KJRS
Year 1976
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Spur-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Richard John Isherwood
Sponsor Hong Kong Kanjiroba Expedition 1976
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 4th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Hong Kong
Approach Jumla->Hurikot->Jagdula Khola
Basecamp Date 1976-10-04
Summit Date 1976-10-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6883
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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 TempBC(04/10,3660m),BC(10/10,4050m),C1(13/10,5275m),C2(14/10,5880m),C3(15/10,6490m),Smt(16/10)
Route Notes Holdroyd - 2 Nov 76 Climbed Main Peak; precipice on other side that didn't want to tackle to do North Peak. Not great difficulty via SE Ridge. Very good weather. Holdroyd only up to 18,000 ft; he and Giddy had acclimatization problems. BC close to Japanese BC - 12,000 ft C1 - 17,300 ft C2 - 19,300 ft C3 - 21,300 ft Lohani, MFA - 2 Nov 76 Summited Kanjiroba 16 Oct afternoon by 2 members: Isherwood and Pemba Lama. Isherwood - 15 Sept 76 Reach pre-BC 12 days from Surkhet; maybe couple of weeks to real BC up gorge. 2-3 weeks climbing. 3 camps above BC probably.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2445629
Year 1976
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s spur-se ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ronald Giddy M - Hong Kong Climber Hong Kong Civil servant (Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department) Details Other expeditions
David Michael Holdroyd M - Hong Kong Climber Hong Kong Police officer (Royal Hong Kong Police Force) Details Other expeditions
Richard John (Dick) Isherwood M 1943 UK Leader Hong Kong Agricultural scientist Details Other expeditions
Pemba Lama Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KJRS76301 AAJ Isherwood, Richard - - 51:243 (1977) -
KJRS76301 HJ Isherwood, Dick The Hong Kong Kanjiroba Expedition, 1976 - 35:160-165 (1976-78) -
KJRS76301 AJ Isherwood, Dick Kanjiroba 1976 - 83:37-42 (1978) -
KJRS76301 MM - - - 52:14 (Nov 1976) -
KJRS76301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/35/15/the-hongkong-kanjiroba-expedition-1976/ - - -
KJRS76301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1978_files/AJ%201978%2037-42%20Isherwood%20Kanjiroba.pdf - - -