Pumori | 2000 SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Pumori in 2000 via SE Ridge, led by Don Worsham. Summit reached on 14th May 2000. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3610
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO00103
Peak ID PUMO
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Don Worsham
Sponsor Go Meeting Classrooms in the World
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 129
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Phaplu->Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 2000-04-22
Summit Date 2000-05-14
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 22
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2000-05-18
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7138
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 13
Summit Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(22/04,5350m),ABC(25/04,5800m),C1(25/04,5800m),C2(30/04,6250m),C3(13/05,6450m),Smt(14/05)
Route Notes C1 used ABC site as their C1 C2 by Sloezen and Kloos C3 on the "Dome" above icefall. Worsham, Noorani, Sloezen, Kloos, Cox, Hickory and Bennett all went above C1, but only Sloezen and Kloos went to C2. The others found the climbing too difficult. Most of the group arrived in KTM on 13 May. Bob and Heidi arrived 21 May. Heidi and Bob left for summit and reached the top at 10:30 am. They spent the night at C3 after reaching summit. On the way down Bob cleared the mountain of all 400m of fixed rope and about 300m of Austrian rope as well. He says he had a great climb!! Tsering (Sirdar) - lives in Kathmandu, went to 6000m Daily Journal: May 3, 2000 Life on Pumori is getting more exciting. The climbers have begun to move up the mountain and the rest of the group are doing their best to ensure the team's success. Today the climbers have made their way all the way to the C2. It has been difficult to get them that high due to the high winds up on Pumori. The climbers estimate the wind speed at over 60 mph. These are very difficult conditions to climb in. One climber said that one of the problems is that climbers are actually lifted into the air. Good thing climbers are wearing climbing harnesses and clipped into safety lines! Once the climbers make camp at C3, they will make their way to the summit. The climbing team will leave well before dawn in order to get to the of Pumori by mid-day. The team then will quickly descent perhaps making their way all the way back to camp one. The rest of the team will monitor the progress of the climbers through radio contact. The climbing team and base camp group use walkie talkies to talk to one another. This communication is very important. Since the team is so high on Pumori it is very difficult for the people at base camp to watch their progress. By conversing on radios the two group have immediate updates. Meanwhile at base camp the rest of the group are working on journal entries, curriculum and basically keeping track of the climbing team. A few schools in the Chicago area have received calls from the team.
Accidents Cynthia Cooper flew out from Namche on 17th April (left due to severe AMS, exhaustion, vomiting, headache and weakness)
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455074
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adam Breslow M 1961 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Photographer Details Other expeditions
Emily Conrath F 1972 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Educator Details Other expeditions
Christopher Charler M 1974 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Computer programmer Details Other expeditions
Erin Battison M 1976 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Museum development Details Other expeditions
Thomas Hall (Tom) Bennett M 1963 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Kevin Cox M 1959 USA Climber Bozeman, Montana Sales representative for outdoor-activity supplier Details Other expeditions
Jane Curran F 1967 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Teacher Details Other expeditions
Stan Hickory M 1970 USA Climber Lake Bluff, Illinois Teacher & alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Cynthia Hooper F 1963 USA Climber Winnetka, Illinois Teacher Details Other expeditions
Heidi Kloos F 1969 USA Climber Woody Creek, Colorado Ski instructor & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Shafiq Noorani M 1973 USA Climber Des Plaines, Illinois Teacher Details Other expeditions
Robert (Bob) Sloezen M 1953 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Alpine guide & carpenter Details Other expeditions
Don Worsham M 1961 USA Leader Evanston, Illinois Teacher Details Other expeditions
Tsering Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar Kathmandu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PUMO00103 HIGH - - - 219:69 (Feb 2001) -