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) -