Pumori | 2006 SE Face-E Ridge

A USA expedition to Pumori in 2006 via SE Face-E Ridge, led by Tim McCall. Summit reached on 23rd April 2006. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5351
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO06102
Peak ID PUMO
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face-E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Tim McCall
Sponsor Oregon to Pumori
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 Lukla->Lobuche->Chhukung->BC
Basecamp Date 2006-04-10
Summit Date 2006-04-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2006-04-25
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to not enough fixed ropes, bad snow conditions
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 1200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Climbed Island Peak (by Knoll and a member of trekking team)
Campsites BC(10/04,5200m),ABC(12/04,5700m),xxx(23/04,6000m)
Route Notes BC at lake side. Knoll, Leavens and Tim McCall reached up to 6000m on April 23. The expedition had to be called off due to lack of ropes, bad snow conditions, snowfall and weak team. Michele McCall and Roddy could only climb up to 5800m. Roddy was not acclimatized well. Only three people could not continue climbing. The team returned to Kathmandu on April 30. Knoll and McCalls leaving on May 6. Leavens and Roddy left on May 2.
Accidents Michele McCall had bad cough (treated in Pheriche)
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457250
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face-e ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Knoll M 1965 USA Climber Portland, Oregon Topographical map maker Details Other expeditions
John Ivey Leavens M 1963 USA Climber Eugene, Oregon Database administrator Details Other expeditions
Michele A. McCall F 1967 USA Climber Springfield, Oregon Insurance saleswoman Details Other expeditions
Timothy K. (Tim) McCall M 1963 USA Leader Springfield, Oregon Draughtsman Details Other expeditions
Brian Anthony Roddy M 1974 USA Climber Eugene, Oregon Mechanical design engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.