Nilgiri North | 1983 SE Face

A Australia expedition to Nilgiri North in 1983 via SE Face, led by Zac Zaharias. Summit reached on 24th October 1983. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 119
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NILN83301
Peak ID NILN
Year 1983
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Zac Zaharias
Sponsor Australian Army Nilgiri N Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 4th,5th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries New Zealand
Approach Pokhara->Lete->Mristi Khola
Basecamp Date 1983-10-08
Summit Date 1983-10-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 23
Termination Date 1983-10-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7061
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/10,4050m),C1(09/10,4500m),C2(16/10,5450m),C3(23/10,6150m),Smt(24,26/10)
Route Notes BC on glacier southeast of mountain, 20 minutes from Annapurna I BC. Technical climbing between C2 and C3: fixed rope almost entire section. Steep and exposed, very sharp ridge or arrete and snow initially very soft in warmer weather than later on. Some rockfall in band just below face hit members on helmets. Doctor ill and left early because of illness.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448920
Year 1983
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) se face

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Peter Stuart Allen M 1950 Australia Climber Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Urban planner (civilian, not in army) Details Other expeditions
David Allan Evans M 1959 Australia Climber Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia Army Lieutenant (Infantry) Details Other expeditions
Bruce Fox M 1934 Australia Exp Doctor North Balwyn, Victoria, Australia Physician & Air Force squadron leader Details Other expeditions
Peter Louis Lambert M 1957 Australia Climber Beecroft, Sydney, NSW, Australia Captain (Signals) in Australian Army Details Other expeditions
Terrence John McCullagh M 1958 Australia Climber Manly, NSW, Australia Army Captain (artillery) Details Other expeditions
Phillip John (Phil) Pitham M 1958 Australia Climber Kippa-Ring, QLD, Australia Soldier, Engineers Sapper (private) Details Other expeditions
Mark Anthony Whetu M 1959 New Zealand Climber Methven, New Zealand Alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Zacharakis (Zac) Zaharias M 1956 Australia Leader Mosman, NSW, Australia Army Captain (Engineers) Details Other expeditions
Maila Pemba Sherpa M 1953 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
NILN83301 AAJ Zaharias, Zacharakis - - 58:260 (1984) -
NILN83301 HJ Zaharias, Zac Australian Army Nilgiri North (7061m) Expedition 1983 - 41:50-54 (1983-1984) -
NILN83301 MM - - - 96:12 (Mar 1984) -
NILN83301 NZAJ Pitham, Phil Nilgiri - 37:56-58 (1984) -
NILN83301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198426001/Asia-Nepal-Nilgiri-North - - -
NILN83301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/41/8/australian-army-nilgirinorth-7061m-expedition-1983/ - - -