Nuptse | 2003 SW Ridge
A USA expedition to Nuptse in 2003 via SW Ridge, led by Scott Connery. Summit reached on 13th April 2003. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4355 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | NUPT03101 |
| Peak ID | NUPT |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Scott Connery |
| Sponsor | American Nuptse Expedition 2003 |
| 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 | Standard |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 2003-04-13 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 3 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2003-04-20 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6100m due to snow conditions and limited time |
| High Point (m) | 6100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(10/04,5335m),C1(13/04,6096m),xxx(13/04,6096m) |
| Route Notes | The expedition's plan was to climb up to C2 only. Leader Connery left KTM on about April 19 due to home sickness. Lantz and Plouffe including BC Manager Mrs. Davis returned to KTM on April 23. Paul Giorgio was with the expedition but not on the permit. Plouffe has no idea about the arrival and departure of Canadian members. The permit is for 12 members. No summit attempt planned. Giorgio will try Everest from South. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Madness |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456051 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott J. Connery | M | 1977 | USA | Leader | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Mario Dutil | M | 1959 | Canada | Climber | Beauport, Quebec | Refrigeration contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| William Alan Houghton | M | 1954 | USA | Climber | Gardner, Massachusetts | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Elizabeth M. Imhof | F | 1942 | USA | Climber | Dumfries, Virginia | Department of the Army employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Maxime Jean | M | 1968 | Canada | Climber | Levis, Quebec | Electronic navigation specialist | Details Other expeditions |
| Jason P. Lantz | M | 1977 | USA | Climber | Charlton, Massachusetts | Sporting goods retail sales management staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Philip A. Plouffe | M | 1956 | USA | Climber | Mystic, Connecticut | Postal carrier | Details Other expeditions |
| Marianne M. Starr | F | 1945 | USA | Climber | Santa Rosa, California | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Claude St. Hilaire | M | 1963 | Canada | Climber | - | Chiropractor | Details Other expeditions |
| David M. Targan | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Providence, Rhode Island | University professor (Brown University) | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.