Numbur | 1997 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Numbur in 1997 via SW Ridge, led by Charles (Chuck) Armatys. Summit reached on 6th May 1997. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2219 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | NUMB97101 |
| Peak ID | NUMB |
| Year | 1997 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Charles (Chuck) Armatys |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | Australia, Canada |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1997-04-24 |
| Summit Date | 1997-05-06 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 12 |
| Total Days | 16 |
| Termination Date | 1997-05-10 |
| Termination Reason | 8 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6100m due to difficult snow conditions requiring additional rope |
| High Point (m) | 6100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| 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(24/04,4250m),C1(28/04,5100m),C2(6200m),xxx(06/05,6100m) |
| Route Notes | BC at old BC site nicely prepared C1 at top of icefall at base of rock C2 at SSE of summit (not occupied) High point at C2 site. Saw when went to C2 site, would not have enough rope to complete climb of SW Ridge, so went down to C1 and climb finished. 19 consecutive days of snow so avalanche danger and difficult climbing conditions requiring more rope than expected. At high point scattered ashes of Doug Hall, US ice climber, who died last year. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Wilderness Experience |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453877 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles M. (Chuck) Armatys | M | 1951 | USA | Leader | Black Forest, Colorado | Securities trader & chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Forrest C. Dobson | M | 1958 | USA | Climber | Chula Vista, California | Purchasing manager for aerospace company | Details Other expeditions |
| Scott L. Gould | M | 1954 | USA | Climber | Margaretville, New York | Cabinetmaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Ian Hatchett | M | 1953 | Australia | Climber | Crested Butte, Colorado | Ski shop manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel (Dan) Shearer | M | 1955 | Canada | Climber | Eagle River, Alaska | Petroleum engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael C. Sinclair | M | 1940 | USA | Deputy Leader | Bath, Pennsylvania | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMB97101 | HIGH | - | - | - | 179:28 (Oct 1997) | - |