Kwangde Shar | 1991 E Face

A UK expedition to Kwangde Shar in 1991 via E Face, led by Ric Potter, Pete Richardson. Summit reached on 18th November 1991. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11515
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KWSR91301
Peak ID KWSR
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Ric Potter, Pete Richardson
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 From Thami
Basecamp Date 1991-11-13
Summit Date 1991-11-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 8
Termination Date 1991-11-21
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to lateness in the day
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 BC(13/11,4600m),ABC(15/11,5000m),Biv1(17/11,5700m),xxx(18/11,6100m+),Biv2(18/11,5200m)
Route Notes Ric Potter - 15 Sept 2010 (email) BC on a spur below Kwangde's North Face (altitude probably around 4600m) ABC at the base of the "inverted Y" of the NE Ridge (around 5000m). From ABC we traversed up and leftwards around the base of the ridge into a large cirque dominated by the E Face of Kwangde - a wide triangular face (800-900m high maybe) with the NE Ridge running up the right-hand side. We climbed a couloir in the centre of the face but were forced right-wards by difficult ground at about half height. We eventually joined the NE Ridge at around 6000m. The standard was around Alpine D. No other members, just 2 porters who met us back at base camp on the 20th and helped us carry our gear back out. Ric Potter - 16 Sept 2010 (email) Ok I have dug out my diary so I have exact dates now (I was a day out). Got to base on 13th, spend 14-16 moving up to ABC and then resting before climbing on 18th & 19th. Got back to base on the 20th. For the climb had 2 bivis: The first was on a ledge on the face below the NE ridge, at around 5700-5800m maybe; that was on the 17th. On the 18th we carried on to the ridge, which we reached mid-morning. We did a couple of hours along the ridge, but it was hard & slow going (with some new snow over blocks) so we dumped our sacks and carried on without them. We followed the summit ridge until some time in the afternoon but didn't make the highest point. We thought we were at the top but then it carried on some more and we were keen to get back to our sacks and were worried about the time. Must have been above 6100m, so pretty close. We turned around about 4 in the afternoon. Got back to the sacks, and then abseiled straight down the face (must be line of anchors as we left a krab on every one). Finished in the dark and bivied a second night by a boulder at the foot of the face (5200m?). Staggered back to ABC then BC the next day (20th). Porters met us on 21st and back to Thame.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451785
Year 1991
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Richard Fraser (Ric) Potter M 1965 UK Co-Leader Highgate, London, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Peter John Richardson M 1964 UK Co-Leader Kathmandu, Nepal - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.