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 - - -