Nagoru | 2016 S Ridge
A Austria expedition to Nagoru in 2016 via S Ridge, led by Wolfgang Drexler. Summit reached on 21st October 2016. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9341 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | NGOR16301 |
| Peak ID | NGOR |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Wolfgang Drexler |
| Sponsor | Austrian Nagoru Expedition 2016 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 1st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Koto->Phu->Nagoru |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-10-16 |
| Summit Date | 2016-10-21 |
| Summit Time | 1015 |
| Summit Days | 5 |
| Total Days | 7 |
| Termination Date | 2016-10-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6165 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| 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 | Summited Nagoru West (6075m) on 30 Oct 2013 by Drexler and Lawang Tamang; summited Nagoru East (6116m) on 1 Nov 2013 by Drexler, Birgit Walk and Lawang Tamang (1st ascent) |
| Campsites | BC(16/10,4400m),ABC(18/10/16),Smt(21/10) |
| Route Notes | Drexler and Tamang left ABC at 4 am on 21 Oct and summited at 10:15 am, stayed 45 minutes, then descended to ABC. Perfect weather conditions, almost no wind. Access over moraines to the base of the rocky South Ridge; ascent on loose scree on the lower part of South Ridge, then on solid ground up to firm rock (45 degrees), which was left over and polished by the glacier; further up along the edge of this rock formation and over a small saddle to the upper part of the glacier. On the glacier (40 degrees) up to the eastern summit ridge and from there north of the ridge on an easy path up to the summit from the north. Drexler and Lawang Tamang summited Nagoru West (6075m) on 30 Oct 2013 (1st ascent). Drexler, Birgit Walk and Lawang Tamang summited Nagoru East (6116m) on 1 Nov 2013 (1st ascent). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | 1st ascent of Nagoru Central (6165m) |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461004 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Drexler | M | 1962 | Austria | Leader | Vienna, Austria | IT specialist | Details Other expeditions |
| Birgit Walk | F | 1967 | Austria | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lawang Lama Tamang | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ramche-2, Rasuwa | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGOR16301 | - | - | https://www.alpenvereinaktiv.com/de/tour/nagoru-yak-kharka-nagoru-east-6116-m-und-nagoru-central-6165-m-campingtrekk/21187051/ | - | - | - |
| NGOR16301 | AAJ | Drexler, Wolfgang | Nagoru East, West and Central Peaks | - | 91:314-315 (2017) | - |
| NGOR16301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214175/Nagoru-East-West-and-Central-Peaks-From-the-Southwest | - | - | - |