Numbur | 1996 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Numbur in 1996 via SW Ridge, led by Michael Sinclair. Summit reached on 13th May 1996. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1734
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NUMB96101
Peak ID NUMB
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Michael Sinclair
Sponsor American Numbur Expedition
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 Canada
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-04-28
Summit Date 1996-05-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 17
Termination Date 1996-05-15
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned on 15 May due to bad weather and route difficulty
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
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 -
Campsites BC(28/04,4950m),C1(02/05,5530m),xxx(13/05,5700m)
Route Notes BC at Yaligolja lake (normal site) C1 on glacier High point just below snow ridge. Tried alpine-style ascent from C1. Hung old fixed ropes on 13th May and all 4 members reached 5700m (below snow ridge) in dark (7:00 pm) and snow falling and bivouacked there: also high winds and lightening - "not a comfortable bivouac." 14th May to C1. 15th May night very high winds and lot of lightning, so on basis of all that we decided it was too difficult for our team and abandoned expedition and went trekking. More technical than expected: rock crumbling and somewhat steep; were carrying own loads and had no Sherpa helpers.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Peak Promotion
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453518
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Charles M. (Chuck) Armatys M 1951 USA Climber Black Forest, Colorado Securities trader Details Other expeditions
Kenneth G. Schoolcraft M 1952 USA Climber Anchorage, Alaska Attorney Details Other expeditions
Daniel (Dan) Shearer M 1955 Canada Climber Eagle River, Alaska - Details Other expeditions
Michael C. Sinclair M 1940 USA Leader Bath, Pennsylvania Physician Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
NUMB96101 HIGH - - - 167:73 (Oct 1996) -