Punchen Himal | 2017 NW Face-NW Ridge from W

A UK expedition to Punchen Himal in 2017 via NW Face-NW Ridge from W, led by Mark Aitken. Summit reached on 28th April 2017. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9941
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUCH17101
Peak ID PUCH
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Face-NW Ridge from W
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Mark Aitken
Sponsor Punchen Himal Unclimbed Peak Expedition 2017
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 Tsum Valley
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2017-04-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned beyond Punchen North due to avalanche risk on ridge to main summit
High Point (m) 5962
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(mid-April),C1(5161m),xxx(28/04,5962m)
Route Notes Team climbed Punchen Himal North (5962m), but could not traverse to main summit due to avalanche risk along summit ridge.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Snowy Horizon Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463129
Year 2017
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw face-nw ridge from w

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Nisbet Aitken M 1961 UK Leader Dunblane, Scotland Policy manager Details Other expeditions
Andrew Jonathan Hemingway M 1965 UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dendi Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PUCH17101 AAJ Aitken, Mark Punchen Himal North, Northwest Face and Northwest Ridge - 92:321 (2018) -
PUCH17101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214327/Punchen-Himal-North-Northwest-Face-and-Northwest-Ridge - - -