Nuptse | 2018 NE Spur
A New Zealand expedition to Nuptse in 2018 via NE Spur, led by Guy Cotter. Summit reached on 2nd May 2018. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9935 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | NUPT18101 |
| Peak ID | NUPT |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NE Spur |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Guy Cotter |
| Sponsor | Adventure Consultants Triple Crown Expedition 2018 |
| 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 | Singapore |
| Approach | Lukla->Pangboche-> Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-03-30 |
| Summit Date | 2018-05-02 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 33 |
| Total Days | 57 |
| Termination Date | 2018-05-26 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7650m due to avalanche danger |
| High Point (m) | 7650 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2200 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Summited Everest and Lhotse |
| Campsites | BC(30/03,5350m),C1(20/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6440m),C3(01/05,6830m),xxx(02/05,7650m) |
| Route Notes | BC 30/03 5350m C1 20/04 5900m C2 22/04 6440m C3 01/05 6830m HPt 02/05 7650m by Cotter, Leow Kah Shin, Nima Tsering, Prakash and Pasang Bhote. Rope was fixed by 4 AC Sherpas (Lhotse Nima, Prakash, Dawa and Pasang Bhote). 600m between C2 and C3 and two linked-up ladders. Around 1600m of rope on the face. Team left C3 at 1 am. At around 7300m at sunrise 5 am wind picked up. They grouped up with Jon Gupta's and Tim Mosedale's teams at 7400m, discussed and carried on. They reached their high point at about 9:30 am and the fixing team said it would be too avalanche prone higher up. They descended to C3, packed up and reached C2 at 6:15 pm. Fixed rope: 2200m in total Oxygen: C3 to high point to C3 by members and Sherpas. Sherpas: Nima Tshering, Phortse, 22/04/1972 Pasang Bhote, Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun, 30/11/1973 Dawa Bhote, Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun, 14/02/1991 Pemba Prakash, Pawai-1, 11/04/1992 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463409 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne spur |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Guy Cotter | M | 1962 | New Zealand | Leader | Lake Hawea, New Zealand | Alpine guide & outdoor adventure company executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Kah Shin Leow | M | 1979 | Singapore | Climber | Singapore | Fund manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Bhote | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Bhote | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba (Prakash) Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pawai-1, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.