Langdung | 2016 S Face

A USA expedition to Langdung in 2016 via S Face, led by Hari Mix. Summit reached on 1st November 2016. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9293
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LDNG16302
Peak ID LDNG
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Hari Mix
Sponsor Ascent Himalayas Omitso Go & Langdung Expedition 2016
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 Drive to Chhetchet->Simigaon->Beding->Na->Ripimo Shar Glacier
Basecamp Date 2016-10-28
Summit Date 2016-11-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2016-11-02
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6360m due to cornice and unconsolidated/unprotectable snow conditions below the true summit
High Point (m) 6360
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(28/10,5000m),C1(31/10,5500m),xxx(01/11,6360m)
Route Notes The weather was absolutely perfect for the entire expedition. We noted that most South Faces were in great condition with very few collapses and avalanches. We found a way to the upper mountain involving some scrambling and short steps of steeper rock climbing just to the right of a prominent icefall at the head of the Ripimo Shar Glacier. After climbing a narrowing couloir, this led to an easy and flat, yet crevassed, glacier in a hanging valley. We made our high camp at the far end of this glacier. Summit day began with a short climb up talus and a broad snow couloir to the upper valley...a flat and easy glacier leading to the bottom of the south face. The face began with easy snow climbing in good condition, but it became a relentless and ever steepening climb on ice and neve with little opportunity for rest or hydration. The hardest portions of the face were just below the summit, where the grade steepened to over 75 degrees. The final climb onto the cornice occupying the shoulder beneath and just to climber's right of the true summit was quite airy and unprotected as unconsolidated sugar snow was the only thing occupying the crevasses leading straight down to Tibet. After contemplating our options and taking some summit photos, we backed up our last snow anchors and began 10-12 rappels back down to the base of the face. Team had permits for unclimbed Langdung (6357m) and Omitso Go (6381m); climbed only on Langdung. 28 Oct: base camp at 5000m on Rolwaling glacier. 29 Oct: reconnaissance up to 5500m, via a small rock face (low 5th class granite) and broken glacier. 31 Oct: Camp 1 at 5500m. 01 Nov: South Face climb (600m, 5.3, AI3, 75°), stopped 25m below the top due to dangerous snow conditions on the final ridge. Down the face in 12 abseils and a short downclimb to camp 1. Reached base camp that same day. 02 Nov: back to Na carrying heavy loads.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Ascent Himalayas
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460385
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hari Thomas Mix M 1985 USA Leader Santa Clara, California Professor Details Other expeditions
Phurba Temba (Furtemba) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LDNG16302 - - http://hmix.org/2016/11/04/alpine-exploration-in-the-ripimo-shar/ - - -
LDNG16302 AAJ Mix, Hari Langdung, South Face to Southeast Ridge, Almost to Summit - 91:321 (2017) -
LDNG16302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214215/Langdung-South-Face-to-Southeast-Ridge-Almost-to-Summit - - -