Pumori | 1992 SE Face-E Ridge

A France expedition to Pumori in 1992 via SE Face-E Ridge, led by Michel Richard. Summit reached on 25th October 1992. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1159
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Face-E Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Michel Richard
Sponsor	French Pumori Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	79th w/Swz
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1992-10-14
Summit Date	1992-10-25
Summit Time	1530
Summit Days	11
Total Days	13
Termination Date	1992-10-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7138
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	1
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(14/10,5300m),ABC.Dep(5800m),C1(21/10,6200m),Smt(25/10)
Route Notes	21st Rouys, Richard, Sarki Nuru and Ang Dawa in C1 to sleep there, 1st to occupy C1. 22nd all 4 to BC. 24th Rouys, Richard and 4 Sherpas to C1 including Tendi and Dawa. 25th 6:00 am departure. Dawa and Tendi go down at 7000m because strong cold wind and just after at 12:00 Rouys afraid fingers were begining to freeze and he also down from 7050m. This was only day wind very strong; for 9 minutes winds so strong couldn't move at all. So Richard and Sarki to top at 3:30 pm and returned to C1 that night and BC next day. No members up after this because all very tired. Mountain dangerous from avalanche. BC high; not good for acclimatization and cold.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Tip & Top Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452353
Year	1992
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se face-e ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	20402
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	02
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Francoise
Last Name	Foucher
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Lathuille, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Housewife
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432759
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francoise foucher
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20403
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Jacques
Last Name	Foucher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Lathuille, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Director of ski area
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431430
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-jacques foucher
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20404
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	04
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Renee
Last Name	Gegout
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Annemasse, Savoie, France
Occupation	Nurse
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429635
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	renee gegout
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20405
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	05
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Monique
Last Name	Ledu
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Occupation	Nurse
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431716
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	monique ledu
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20406
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	06
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Philippe
Last Name	Manethou
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Lyon, Rhone, France
Occupation	Chemical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436248
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe manethou
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20407
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	07
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Francois
Last Name	Multinu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France
Occupation	Retired petroleum company executive
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2423458
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francois multinu
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20408
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Michel
Last Name	Richard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1992-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	79
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2427293
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michel richard
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	20409
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	08
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Jean Francois
Last Name	Rouys
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Borderes Louron, Hautes-Pyrenees, France
Occupation	Ski station employee
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7050
Summit Date 1	1992-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2435974
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean francois rouys
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24361
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	09
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Sarki Nuru
Last Name	Lama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7138
Summit Date 1	1992-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	79
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-46
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sarki nuru lama
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	49038
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	10
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1992-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	19
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	49039
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Member ID	11
Peak ID	PUMO
Year	1992
Season	3
First Name	Tendi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	1992-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	20
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tendi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1992
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Francoise Foucher	F	1953	France	Climber	Lathuille, Haute-Savoie, France	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Jacques Foucher	M	1950	France	Climber	Lathuille, Haute-Savoie, France	Director of ski area	Details Other expeditions
Renee Gegout	F	1945	France	Climber	Annemasse, Savoie, France	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Monique Ledu	F	1950	France	Climber	Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Manethou	M	1963	France	Climber	Lyon, Rhone, France	Chemical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Francois Multinu	M	1928	France	Climber	Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France	Retired petroleum company executive	Details Other expeditions
Michel Richard	M	1939	France	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jean Francois Rouys	M	1962	France	Climber	Borderes Louron, Hautes-Pyrenees, France	Ski station employee	Details Other expeditions
Sarki Nuru Lama	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Tendi Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2629
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Reference ID	01
Year	1992
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1993
Language	-
Citation	67:222 (1993)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11860
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PUMO92308
Reference ID	02
Year	1992
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322201/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PUMO92308	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	67:222 (1993)	-
PUMO92308	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322201/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedy	-	-	-