Merra | 2009 S Face of E Ridge-E Ridge

A France expedition to Merra in 2009 via S Face of E Ridge-E Ridge, led by Frederic Dorn. Summit reached on 3rd November 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6681
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MERR09301
Peak ID MERR
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face of E Ridge-E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Frederic Dorn
Sponsor French Merra Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 4th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Bus to Taplejung, N to Ghunsa Khola->Ghunsa->Kangbachen->Jannu Glacier
Basecamp Date 2009-10-30
Summit Date 2009-11-03
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 4
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2009-11-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6334
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(30/10,4771m),C1(01/11,5286m),C2(2/11,5981m),Smt(03/11)
Route Notes BC at moraine on northern side of Jannu Glacier C1 on rock on very day Merra Glacier area C2 on Merra Glacier. The climbing route followed by Dorn was essentially the same as that of the French autumn 2007 team led by Vincent Palandre: South Face of the central (main) summit's East Ridge to the East Ridge. All the climbing was done by only Dorn and Pasang Phutar; when they reached BC, Prudhomme had a bad headache and congested nasal passages making breathing difficult. As Dorn and Pasang Phutar set off on their climb on 1 November, she retreated to Kangbachen village, where their trekking guide, porters and cook were camped. The climbers found it difficult to find a good site for C2 on the Merra Glacier, which had many crevasses and where the snow was very soft. Dorn and Pasang Phutar left C2 for the top at 4:54 am on 3 November, summited at 8:00 am, and were back in C2 at 11:30 am. On this day's climb, again the snow was very soft, but the weather was excellent: no wind, no clouds, and not very cold (minus 10 degrees Celcius at the start, but warm sunshine later, and only light gloves necessary on the summit). On 4 November, Dorn and Pasang Phutar descended through BC all the way to Kangbachen village to join the rest of the party who camped there. They trekked back to Taplejung and took a bus to Kathmandu. Sherpa: Pasang Phutar/Futar, 8/7/61, Yaphu, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Trinetra Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458408
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face of e ridge-e ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Frederic Dorn M 1977 France Leader Grenoble, Isere, France Software quality consultant Details Other expeditions
Carine Prudhomme F 1978 France Climber Grenoble, Isere, France Judge Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.