Pumori | 1996 SE Face/Ridge

A USA expedition to Pumori in 1996 via SE Face/Ridge, led by William Crouse. Summit reached on 21st October 1996. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1994
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID PUMO96302
Peak ID PUMO
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face/Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders William Crouse
Sponsor American 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 Ireland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-10-18
Summit Date 1996-10-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 8
Termination Date 1996-10-26
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned on 25 Oct due to wind & snow
High Point (m) 6250
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(18/10,5500m),C1(21/10,5800m),C2(21/10,6250m),xxx(21/10,6250m)
Route Notes BC by upper lake C2 at crest of NE Ridge. If the weather's good and you're acclimatized it's a seven-day route. Crouse and 2 members went directly to C2 on 21st while 3 members slept at C1. 22nd all in C2 but this day it started to snow lightly with howling winds. 23rd and 24th all down to BC. Big tents at C2 totally buried by snow.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453859
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face/ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
William Charles (Bill) Crouse M 1963 USA Leader Boulder, Colorado Sales representative for camping equipment makers Details Other expeditions
Matthew Eilers M 1968 USA Climber New York, New York Investment banker Details Other expeditions
John Helenek M 1960 USA Climber Haddam, Connecticut Businessman Details Other expeditions
Kevin Alan Lundy M 1955 USA Climber Cool, California Petroleum engineer Details Other expeditions
William D. (Willi) Prittie M 1955 USA Climber Olympia, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Michael Strong M 1947 Ireland Climber Proteville, Durbanville, S Africa Veterinarian Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.