Kusum Kanguru | 1991 N Face

A USA expedition to Kusum Kanguru in 1991 via N Face, led by Marc Twight. Summit reached on 5th November 1991. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2905
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KUSU91302
Peak ID KUSU
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Marc Twight
Sponsor -
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 -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 1991-11-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned 20m below summit due to rotten ice
High Point (m) 6350
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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 -
Campsites -
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451187
Year 1991
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marc Francis Twight M 1961 USA Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide & photographer Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KUSU91302 AAJ Twight, Marc Francis - - 67:223-224 (1993) -
KUSU91302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322303/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Kongma-Tse-P-5886-Kusum-Knguru-and-Attempt-on-Kwangde-1991 - - -