Pumori | 1993 SE Face-E Ridge

A UK expedition to Pumori in 1993 via SE Face-E Ridge, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 25th October 1993. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1272
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO93301
Peak ID PUMO
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face-E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Henry Todd
Sponsor British Pumori and Polish International Pumori Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 82nd,84th,86th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1993-10-07
Summit Date 1993-10-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 27
Termination Date 1993-11-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7138
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1200
Total Members 14
Summit Members 8
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(07/10,5280m),C1(11/10,5750m),C2(15/10,6100m),C3(24/10,6550m),Smt(25,27,31/10)
Route Notes BC nearer Gorak Shep than others (not so windy) C1 at rock pyramid C2 at end of small ridge C3 at col of East Ridge. 14 members reached C1, 13 to C2 (not Petersen). Very good relations with Greeks and Americans on mountain at same time.
Accidents Peterson infection and left expedition
Achievement 1st Polish ascent in 1st Polish attempt
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452719
Year 1993
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face-e ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Charles Arthur M 1953 UK Climber London, England Banker Details Other expeditions
Ian Cotgrove M 1961 UK Climber Belfleet, Essex, England Product development engineer Details Other expeditions
Max Dubois M 1963 UK Climber Birtley, Durham, England Commercial diver Details Other expeditions
Michael Gill M 1959 UK Climber Batley, W Yorkshire, England Insurance underwriter Details Other expeditions
Lester Gray M 1961 New Zealand Climber London, England Banker Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Stanislaw Knapczyk M 1954 Poland Climber Krakow, Poland Small businessman Details Other expeditions
Katherina Kummer F 1960 Switzerland Climber Cambridge, England Attorney Details Other expeditions
Alexander P. (Alec) McNab M 1960 UK Climber Edinburgh, Scotland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jan Orlowski M 1953 Poland Climber Krakow, Poland Small businessman Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski M 1950 Poland Climbing Leader Katowice, Poland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hamish Petersen M 1953 UK Climber Murcar, Aberdeen, Scotland Offshore oil diving manager Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd M 1945 UK Leader Edinburgh, Scotland Businessman Details Other expeditions
Aleksandra Tomkowicz F 1972 Poland Climber Katowice, Poland Student of physiotherapy Details Other expeditions
Dale S. Wang M 1967 USA Climber San Francisco, California Physician Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PUMO93301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:217-218 (1994) -
PUMO93301 HIGH McNab, Alex Pumori - 146:68-72 (Jan 1995) -
PUMO93301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199421703/Asia-Nepal-Pumori-Ascents-Tragedy-and-Attempt - - -