Pumori | 1992 NE Face

A Japan expedition to Pumori in 1992 via NE Face, led by Shinji Sasaoka. Summit reached on 25th December 1992. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1195
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Expedition ID PUMO92401
Peak ID PUMO
Year 1992
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Shinji Sasaoka
Sponsor San Shi Sumei Pumori Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 1992-12-10
Summit Date 1992-12-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 17
Termination Date 1992-12-27
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6700m due to wide crevasse
High Point (m) 6700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 500
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 -
Campsites BC(19/12,5350m),C1(21/12,5850m),C2(24/12,6200m),xxx(25/12,6700m)
Route Notes From BC to C2 no problems but above C2 crevasse problems. Had found much fixed rope already on mountain up to C2 and used them. Used old ropes to 6700m but here crevasse required ladders and had no ladder with him. Snow soft. Crevasse at 6700m was 7-8m wide and could see there were 5 or 6 crevasses above of same width. No avalanches. 25th up from C2 to 6700m and back to C2. 26th to BC and left mountain 27th.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452414
Year 1992
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Shinji Sasaoka M 1950 Japan Leader Aego, Saitama, Japan Tokyo city government official Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PUMO92401 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:222 (1993) -
PUMO92401 HIGH - - - 126:5 (May 1993) -
PUMO92401 IWA - - - :216 (1993) -
PUMO92401 IWA - - - :61 (1993) -
PUMO92401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322202/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Winter-Attempt - - -