Nuptse | 2009 Western Cwm

A UK expedition to Nuptse in 2009 via Western Cwm, led by Ben England. Summit reached on 15th November 2009. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6685
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NUPT09302
Peak ID NUPT
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Western Cwm
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Ben England
Sponsor ITN Icefall Film Team
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 -
Approach Lukla->Chhukung->BC
Basecamp Date 2009-11-12
Summit Date 2009-11-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 7
Termination Date 2009-11-19
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to fierce high winds
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/11,5350m),C1(15/11,6000m),xxx(15/11,6000m)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall and entrance to Western Cwm High point at C1. This was a film team from the British channel ITN filming the retreat of glaciers. From Lukla they went first to Chhukung to film Imja Lake, which has expanded from greater glacier melt, then to Everest/Nuptse BC. Their original plan was to go into the Western Cwm to film from C2, but Dawa Steven of Asian Trekking, who was advising and guiding them, convinced them a better site for filming was between C1 and C2, and this became their objective. But the two members who went above BC, England and Mates, were not fit. It took them 13 hours to climb from BC to C1 at the top of the Icefall and then the entrance to the Western Cwm. They spent one night in C1, the night of 15 November. It was a miserable night during which no one could sleep because of the fierce wind (at least 50 knots/hr), which knocked their tents. The wind, which was extremely cold, also blew out their stoves, so they cold not boil water or cook food, and they became very hungry and thirsty. It also blew ice crystals against their faces. The next morning, after the sun had come up and it was clear that the wind was not abating at all. Dawa Steven declared this climbing phase of the program was over and all must descend to BC immediately. The British members protested that they needed to rest in C1 for a day, but Dawa Steven was adamant that they must go down. The members were very slow moving down; it took them nine hours to reach BC. Their slowness gave Dawa Steven frostnipped toes; his boots were not meant for such a situation. One of the Britons had to be helped down by a Sherpa on each side of him and one short-ropping him. But they got there on the 16th. Dawa Steven left BC on the 17th, but the members stayed and rested there for two days. From BC, they and three Sherpas, Pemba Tenzing, Tshering Thundu and Tshering Phinjo went to Gokyo Lake for more filming before they flew from Lukla to Kathmandu on 7 December. Sherpas: Dawa Steven, 11/3/84, Kathmandu, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X2, Lhotse X1 Nawang Karsang, 26/11/67, Khumjung, Everest X2 Pemba Tenzing, 6/1/88, Khumjung, Everest 21/5/07 Pemba Tshering, 18/4/79, Khumjung, Everest X2, Lhotse X1 Tshering Phinjo, 29/4/73, Khumjung, Everest 20/5/06 Tshering Thundu, 4/10/74, Khumjung, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458465
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) western cwm

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
John Angier M 1965 UK Climber London, England News editor for ITN News Details Other expeditions
James Mates M 1961 UK Climber London, England ITN News staff member Details Other expeditions
Ben England M 1974 UK Leader London, England ITN News staff member Details Other expeditions
Kelvin Edwards M 1974 UK Climber London, England News engineer with ITN News Details Other expeditions
Dawa Steven Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Kathmandu Asian Trekking executive Details Other expeditions
Nawang Karsang Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tenzing Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Phinjo Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Thundu Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.