Langtang Lirung | 1983 SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Langtang Lirung in 1983 via SE Ridge, led by Robert Harwood. Summit reached on 17th April 1983. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1646 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LANG83101 |
| Peak ID | LANG |
| Year | 1983 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Robert Harwood |
| Sponsor | American Langtang 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 | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1983-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 1983-04-17 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 10 |
| Total Days | 13 |
| Termination Date | 1983-04-20 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 4800m due to snowfall |
| High Point (m) | 4800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| 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(07/04,4200m),xxx(17/04,4800m) |
| Route Notes | 3 meters of snowfall between 7th and 19th. Never made a C1 and indeed took 4 hours to get back down on 19th in own track. Then ran out of time; had not budgeted for 2 week's waiting which could have stretched to longer period. Looked very dangerous with all the new snow that piled up. |
| Accidents | Cook got very sick; nothing else |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2448100 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert M. Harwood | M | 1946 | USA | Leader | Ketchum, Idaho | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Garland (Chris) Reveley | M | 1952 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen Tenney | M | 1952 | USA | Climber | Ketchum, Idaho | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Wood | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | Eldorado Springs, Colorado | Geophysicist | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANG83101 | AAJ | Harwood, Robert M. | - | - | 58:245 (1984) | - |
| LANG83101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198424503/Asia-Nepal-Langtang-Lirung-Attempt | - | - | - |