Pumori | 1991 SE Face-NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Pumori in 1991 via SE Face-NE Ridge, led by Josu Feijoo. Summit reached on 25th April 1991. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 748
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO91101
Peak ID PUMO
Year 1991
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Josu Feijoo
Sponsor Spanish Pumori Expedition Spring 1991
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 64th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1991-04-03
Summit Date 1991-04-25
Summit Time 1250
Summit Days 22
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7138
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(03/04,5300m),C1(20/04,6150m),C2(23/04,6500m),Smt(25/04)
Route Notes BC south of small lake below big lake C1 at top of a buttress C2 just before col on East Ridge. Feijoo started for top at 3:30 am with other 2 but after 1 hour turned back to C2 because going too slowly. Others on top 12:50 pm in clear weather until just before summit, when became cloudy. Most days clouds came at noon and sometimes small snowstorms (from 3 to 20 April). Feijoo not strong and only 2 men to fix ropes, which they did alternate days. Reached C1 site 17th April. Other 2 members arrived BC on 15th April and reached C2 23 April, but did not try for summit.
Accidents Some slight frostbite
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451803
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face-ne ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jesu Maria Diaz de Durana M 1963 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Designer of molds for castings Details Other expeditions
Josu Feijoo Gayoso M 1965 Spain Leader Vitoria, Alava, Spain Industrial teacher Details Other expeditions
Luis Angel Rojo Garcia M 1966 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Designer of glassware & glass windows Details Other expeditions
Patxi Ibarbia Larranaga M 1964 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Jose Maria Onate Perez M 1961 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Mountain hutkeeper Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PUMO91101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:207 (1992) -
PUMO91101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199220701/Asia-Nepal-Pumori - - -