Narphu | 2016 SW Ridge of Chulu Far East-NNW Ridge of Narphu

A Singapore expedition to Narphu in 2016 via SW Ridge of Chulu Far East-NNW Ridge of Narphu, led by David Lim. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9069
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NPHU16101
Peak ID NPHU
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge of Chulu Far East-NNW Ridge of Narphu
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Singapore
Leaders David Lim
Sponsor Caffe Bene Himalayan Traverse 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 Pisang->Ngawal->Yak Kharka->Chulu Far East BC
Basecamp Date 2016-05-19
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 4
Termination Date 2016-05-23
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned during traverse to Narphu due to fresh snow and questionable rock
High Point (m) 0
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 100
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Summited Chulu Far East and two peaks between Chulu Far East and Narphu
Campsites BC(19/05,4880m),ABC(21/05,5331m),Smt.ChuluFarEast(22/05,6429m)
Route Notes Original plan was to climb Chulu Far East's SW Ridge, then traverse 4 km east to Narphu peak. Team departed ABC on 22 May at 4 am, reached the summit of Chulu Far East on 22 May at 2:15 pm and stayed 10 minutes, then returned to ABC. 15-30 cm of fresh snow lying on hard grey ice made the climbing a bit harder than usual, not to mention the heavier packs we were carrying for the traverse. Man-sized crevasses on what looked like a simple route also added some interest. Weather was generally fine, with the afternoon clouding up fast. Fixed rope: About 100 metres on the second bulge on the SW Ridge of Chulu Far East Hired: Furba Sherpa, Kerung, 32 years, Makalu Man Bahadur Tamang, Salleri, 53 yrs, 5 Everest smts From David Lim: The Caffe Bene Himalayan Traverse Expedition 2016 aimed to make a 4 km traverse on the peaks of the Kang La Himal in Spring 2016. The planned route would climb the regular SW Ridge of Chulu Far East to the summit, and then traverse eastwards, descending the rock steps of the Chulu Far East’s East Ridge, climbing two virgin peaks marked as 5812m and 5872m, before exiting the Narphu Peak's (first climbed in October 2014) south glacier, and then eventually to Kang La. These two largely snowy peaks have ridges to about 45-50 degrees and climbing difficulty estimated at PD+ or AD- depending on route taken to the top. The three main difficulties would be the descent off Chulu Far East's summit ridge; the connecting ridge between Peak 5872m and Narphu Peak, an the snow gully exit off the Narphu glacier between the rocky south ridge and the icefall. It was anticipated to take 2-3 days to complete the traverse. However, fresh snow the day and evening before that made the Chulu Far East climb somewhat more difficult (and with larger backpacks), and the fresh snow on questionable rock, made the team abandon the traverse attempt. The 4 km ridge and climbs on it remain an interesting project for the future.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Grand Himalaya Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 3321
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge of chulu far east-nnw ridge of narphu

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Yew Lee Lim M 1964 Singapore Leader Singapore Professional speaker & media consultant Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur (Gopal) Tamang M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Jaidu, Salleri, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tamang M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Kerung-1, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.