Pumori | 2005 SE Face

A Australia expedition to Pumori in 2005 via SE Face, led by Alan Silva. Summit reached on 27th April 2005. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5000
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO05101
Peak ID PUMO
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Alan Silva
Sponsor Singapore-Sydney Pumori Expedition 2005
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 Singapore
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2005-04-17
Summit Date 2005-04-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 12
Termination Date 2005-04-29
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to heavy snowfall
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
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 Attempted Lobuche East (to 6000m 13 April)
Campsites BC(17/04,5300m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C1(20/04,6125m),xxx(27/04,6700m)
Route Notes BC very near Khumbu Glacier, due est of Kalapattar high point ABC on moraine directly below normal route C1 at top of a serac on SE Face. High point at SE Face at top of seracs (C2 site). Afternoon of 20th started snowing and snowed every afternoon - 3 ft snow every afternoon. 21st down to ABC, 22nd back to C1, 23rd to BC to wait to see how weather would be. 25th to ABC, 26th to C1, 27th to 6400m fixing route and up to site for C2 at 6700m, but slept in C1. 27th small avalanches and three hit team and half buried Roslan Ahmad, who was belaying Silva in loose snow. Decided in C2 that night that snow conditions too dangerous to continue. 28th Silva alone to clear C2 and heavy snowfall while he was up there. All down to BC 28th. 3 members climbed together with Ang Pasang Sherpa to C1. Ramli got very sick on 23 April in descent with chest infection and stayed in BC for rest of climb. Thereafter 2 members and Sherpa climbed together. Sherpas: Ang Pasang Sherpa, Bupsa-7, Solukhumbu, Everest Aut 93
Accidents Ramli Ahmad chest infection
Achievement -
Agency Independent Himalayan Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456888
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ramli Ahmad M 1957 Singapore Climber Singapore Charge-hand in boat marina Details Other expeditions
Roslan Ahmad M 1961 Singapore Climber Singapore Fitter Details Other expeditions
Alan Grant Lance Silva M 1961 Australia Leader Singapore Aircraft engineer Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1948 Nepal H-A Worker Kharte, Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.