Nirekha | 2004 W Ridge?

A USA expedition to Nirekha in 2004 via W Ridge?, led by Tonya Riggs. Summit reached on 17th October 2004. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8917
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NREK04301
Peak ID NREK
Year 2004
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge?
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Tonya Riggs
Sponsor Team Trango to Ama Dablam
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Thami->Renja La->Gokyo->Cho La->Lobuje
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2004-10-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6159
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Climbed Ama Dablam (AMAD-043-06)
Campsites Smt(17/10)
Route Notes Riggs, Gagnon, Hovland climbed Nirekha on Oct 17.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID AMAD04306
Checksum 2456605
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge?

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tonya Rae Riggs F 1963 USA Leader Boulder, Colorado Sales and marketing of climbing gear and clothing Details Other expeditions
Cynthia Lynne (Cindy) Gagnon F 1960 USA Climber Niwot, Colorado Business consultant Details Other expeditions
Valerie Ann Hovland F 1975 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.