Ombigaichen | 2016 SW Ridge
A Ukraine expedition to Ombigaichen in 2016 via SW Ridge, led by Yuri Kilichenko. Summit reached on 1st November 2016. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9371 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | OMBG16301 |
| Peak ID | OMBG |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Leaders | Yuri Kilichenko |
| Sponsor | Odessa Alpclub Ombigaichen Expedition 2016 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Khumbu Valley->Mingbo Valley |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2016-11-01 |
| Summit Time | 1200 |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6340 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| 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,C1(29/10),C2(30/10),C3(31/10),Smt(01/11) |
| Route Notes | Team: Vitaly Golev Yuri Kilichenko Maxim Perevalov Peter Poberezhnyi Yuri Vasenkov 29 Oct: Team left lake camp at 4 am, headed up towards the Mingbo La, set foot at 10 am on the SW Ridge. Many mushrooms and difficult crevasses. 30 Oct: Climbed through a loose rock band (middle section of the ridge), hard to protect, with difficulties between 5B and 6A. Some more "snow puzzles above." 31 Oct: Snow, ice and mushrooms to negotiate. 01 Nov: On top after surprising half a rope length. Route called "Wild West" is 780m high, with proper 1100m of climbing (55°, Russian 5B). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | AMAD16330 |
| Checksum | 2461060 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Kilichenko | M | 1966 | Ukraine | Leader | Irkutsk, Ukraine | IT programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Vitali Golev | M | 1993 | Ukraine | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Maksim Viktorovich Perevalov | M | 1976 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | Sportsman (instructor) | Details Other expeditions |
| Petro Pavlovich Poberezhnyi | M | 1978 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuri Valerievich Vasenkov | M | 1975 | Ukraine | Climber | Odessa, Ukraine | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMBG16301 | AAJ | Griffin, Lindsay | Ombigaichen, Southwest Ridge | - | 91:328-329 (2017) | - |
| OMBG16301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214220/Ombigaichen-Southwest-Ridge | - | - | - |