Nuptse | 1998

A USA expedition to Nuptse in 1998, led by Jim Williams. Summit reached on 25th April 1998. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2626
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NUPT98101
Peak ID NUPT
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 -
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Jim Williams
Sponsor Nuptse North Ridge Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 1998-04-06
Summit Date 1998-04-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 19
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to no interest by Glasgal in going higher
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 Climbed Everest (EVER-981-13)
Campsites BC(06,20/04,5350m),xxx(25/04,5700m)
Route Notes BC at foot of Khumbu Icefall High point in Icefall. There was no attempt to climb Nuptse. Reason for permit was to give Williams client, Ralph Glasgal, an opportunity to go into Khumbu Icefall which is all he wanted to do. Glasgal went into Icefall on about 25 April with Pemba Tshering Sherpa, climbed to about 5700m turned around same day and went home happy. Williams met him in Icefall by chance in William's descent to BC from work with Himalayan Kingdom's (Walsh leader) Everest expedition on which Williams was a guide. Williams & Leonard made no attempt on Lhotse also, concentrated on Everest, got to South Summit on 25 May and weather was deteriorating so retreated and climb finished.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER98113
Checksum 2454277
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) -

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ralph Glasgal M 1932 USA Climber Rockleigh, New Jersey Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
James Malone (Jim) Williams M 1954 USA Leader Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering/Chhiring Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.