Kusum Kanguru | 1979 N Buttress-NE Smt

A UK expedition to Kusum Kanguru in 1979 via N Buttress-NE Smt, led by Doug Scott. Summit reached on 16th September 1979. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2893
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KUSU79301
Peak ID KUSU
Year 1979
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Buttress-NE Smt
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Doug Scott
Sponsor British West Ridge Everest Expedition
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 France, USA
Approach Khumbu Valley->Monjo->Kyashar Glacier (BC)
Basecamp Date 1979-09-13
Summit Date 1979-09-16
Summit Time 1700
Summit Days 3
Total Days 5
Termination Date 1979-09-18
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes Abandoned at NE Smt (too late in day to traverse to main summit)
High Point (m) 6350
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Climbed Nuptse (NUPT-793-01); attempted Everest (EVER-793-03)
Campsites BC(13/10,4400m),Biv1(15/10,5800m),NE-Smt(16/10,6350m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID NUPT79301
Checksum 2446742
Year 1979
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n buttress-ne smt

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Douglas Keith (Doug) Scott M 1941 UK Leader Nottingham, E Midlands, England Author & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Michael M. (Mike) Covington M 1947 USA Climber Allenspark, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Georges Bettembourg M 1950 France Climber Glenoma, Washington Ski instructor & mineralogist in winters Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.