Pharilapcha | 2003 W Face-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Pharilapcha in 2003 via W Face-SE Ridge, led by Pramod Shrestha. Summit reached on 19th May 2003. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6182
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PHAR03101
Peak ID PHAR
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Pramod Shrestha
Sponsor Nepal Mountaineering Association
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st-3rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Azerbaijan, Brazil, Croatia, Romania, Russia, Slovenia
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2003-05-19
Summit Time 1700
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6017
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 24
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 3
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(4500m),C1(5200m),Smt(19-20,22/05)
Route Notes From Nepali Times - 30 May 2003 While the attention has been focused on Everest in the past week, an all-Nepali expedition scaled the top of the unclimbed Pharilapcha (6017m) in Khumbu. Recently opened by the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) to commemorate the Everest Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Dinesh Deokota was the first man on the summit on 19 May. Teammate Pramod "Goofy" Shrestha's maiden attempt was aborted due to technical problems but he made it to the top the following day. Both amateur climbers, Deokota and Shrestha showed great skill on what turned out to be a technically demanding climb up a final 80m vertical rock face. From high camp Deokota battled extreme conditions for 17 hours before reaching the peak. It took the team four days to lay fixed ropes and determine a route, and the two dedicated the climb to their spouses and planted a Tibetan prayer flag at the summit for peace in Nepal. They were supported by Ongchu Sherpa, Namgyal Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa. From Nepalnews.com KATHMANDU, May 29 (PR) With the world’s attention on the celebration surrounding Mt. Everest, a two-member Nepali team comprising on Dinesh Devkota and Pramod Shrestha have quietly achieved an extraordinary feat. Declared the national Nepali team by the Nepal Mountaineering Association, these two intrepid adventurers are also the first ever officially Nepali expedition team to successfully ascend a Himalayan peak. At 5 pm on the 19th of May - Dinesh Devkota became the first person to summit Mt. Pharilapcha (6017m). This was also the first successful summit bid on this unexplored, virgin peak opened as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebration. From other East European internet sources: Organizer: Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA). Members: Slovenia (2), Croatia (3), Russia (3), Romania (3), Brazilia (4), Japonia (7), Nepal (8 serpasi experimentati din echipa NMA). From Marcelo Belo - 30 June 2016 Base Camp altitude and arrival date 4500m – May 19 or 20 High Camp altitude and arrival date 5200m - May 22 at 4:00 am Time of summiting May 22 about 11:30 am
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456132
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face-se ridge

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Israfil Ashurly M 1969 Azerbaijan/Russia Climber Moscow, Russia - Details Other expeditions
Marcelo Rey Belo M 1972 Brazil Climber Sao Paulo, Brazil - Details Other expeditions
Juliana Noda Bechara Belo F 1971 Brazil Climber Sao Paulo, Brazil - Details Other expeditions
Viktor (Viki) Groselj M 1952 Slovenia Climber Ljubljana, Slovenia - Details Other expeditions
Rafael (Rafa) Vodisek M 1953 Slovenia Climber Ljubljana, Slovenia - Details Other expeditions
Vladimir (Vlado) Mesaric M 1949 Croatia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Stipe Bozic M 1951 Croatia Climber Split, Croatia Journalist Details Other expeditions
Josko Bozic M 1975 Croatia Climber Split, Croatia - Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Shataev M 1937 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia - Details Other expeditions
Valentine Grakovith M - Russia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ongchu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Namgyal Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pramod Shrestha M - Nepal Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Dinesh Devkota M 1973 Nepal Climber Kathmandu Documentary film-maker Details Other expeditions
Siddhartha Lama M - Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Constantin Lacatusu M 1961 Romania Climber Piatra Neamt, Romania Geologist Details Other expeditions
Renato Affonso M - Brazil Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Sandra Freiberger F - Brazil Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.