Pumori | 2003 SE Face-E Ridge
A USA expedition to Pumori in 2003 via SE Face-E Ridge, led by Dan Mazur. Summit reached on 7th April 2003. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4357 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | PUMO03101 |
| Peak ID | PUMO |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face-E Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Dan Mazur |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Pumori Expedition 2003 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 139,140 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, New Zealand, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-03-23 |
| Summit Date | 2003-04-07 |
| Summit Time | 1430 |
| Summit Days | 15 |
| Total Days | 18 |
| Termination Date | 2003-04-10 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7138 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1750 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 7 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(23/03,5250m),ABC(28/03,5600m),C1(29/03,6140m),C2(06/04,6450m),Smt(07-08/04) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site ABC above Lake C1 on SE Face glacier over mixed rock & snow slope C2 at 10m below big rock. Westlake disoriented and not above C1; Mills respiratory problem and not above ABC. Mazur climbed Pumori years ago and now mountain totally different: glacier receding and smaller and more broken up below C2. Had no avalanching at all (but in autumn very dangerous from avalanching). Fixed most of rope between C1 and C2 at very steep face (none above C2) because not enough time to fix more and every one ready to go for top. Weather was very warm. |
| Accidents | Manning was disoriented and not above C1 and left BC about 31 March; Schwemberger failed to acclimatize and left 1 April; Mills respiratory problem and not above ABC |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456135 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se face-e ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Bonfert | M | 1941 | Germany | Climber | Rheinfelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Frederick Levi Borst | M | 1979 | USA | Climber | Fort Collins, Colorado | Lumber worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Dene William (Deno) Hewson | M | 1971 | New Zealand | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Bruce Manning | M | 1950 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Lee (Dan) Mazur | M | 1960 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | House builder and expedition organizer and leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Frederik Emmanuel J. Muylaert | M | 1978 | Belgium | Climber | Aalst, Belgium | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Gregory Mills | M | 1960 | USA | Climber | Modesta, California | Writer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jay Mark Reilly | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Kemarra Beach, QLD, Australia | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Wolfgang Schwemberger | M | 1969 | Austria | Climber | Jenbach, Tirol, Austria | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ulrich Hermann Sure | M | 1969 | Germany | Climber | Haar, Bavaria, Germany | Salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Koenraad Van Huffel | M | 1966 | Belgium | Climber | Mechelen, Belgium | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryan Powers Waters | M | 1973 | USA | Climber | Atlanta, Georgia | Outdoor guide & geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Clive D. Westlake | M | 1945 | UK | Climber | Tamworth, Staffordshire, England | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa (Kongle) Sherpa | M | 1964 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-6, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUMO03101 | - | - | http://www.k2news.com/2003/p03dan.htm | - | - | - |
| PUMO03101 | - | - | http://summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&mtype=smenu&vid=18&nid=39 | - | - | - |